History Campania

avellino

This town, province of the Campania, chief town unfortunately was considerably damaged from the earthquakes, I finish that one of what of 1980. Important and rich history buildings do not however miss to visit as the cathedral, where is prepared in a crypt the Diocesan Museum, Palace Caracciolo, the palace of the Customs, the tower of the Clock and the Municipal Villa. In the neighbours find the Museum Irpino, that preserves a rich collection of archaeological finds and testimonies of the prehistoric, Samnite and Roman Irpinia.

benevento

Crossed since two rivers, the Saturday and the Heat Benevento is prosperous one chief town of the Campania, industrial and shopping devoted to the agriculture and industrious center. Between the cult places we can visit The cathedral, the church of S. Francesco, the Madonna of the Graces and S. Sofia church. More important buildings are the bridge Leproso, the Tower of the Chain, the Roman Theatre, the Rectors' Fortress and the Bridge Vanvitelli. Rich is the museum of the Sannio, divided in four sections: Archaeological, numismatics, modern and medieval art and picture-gallery.

caserta

Caserta, born as simple village, knew his brightness when Borboni decided to choose her as residence, by giving the name to the built-up area of Real Villa. In the splendid park, that covers an area of one hundred twenty hectares, the Real Palace in all his beauty rises. Also told the Versailles some Borboni, this majestic building was realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the II half of the seven hundred. Describing his stateliness is difficult, seen the surface of almost 44000 square meters beyond 1200 rooms, 1750 windows, the arranged all on 5 floors. The Park also creates, with his green, his fountains and his avenues, a wonderful landscape. Planned it from the Vanvitelli was also modified by the son Carlo. For the building of his fountains were necessary about 16 years, with an aqueduct along 41 kilometers. Indoors of the park we can visit the English Garden, he does some botanical G.A. Graefer and some Vanvitelli. This striking corner of green of almost 25 hectares is a set of rare plants, secular trees, sculptures and mirrors of water. In the old Caserta one also can admire interesting monuments, as the nineteenth-century cathedral dedicated S. Michele, the Episcopal palace, the church of the Annunziata and the church of Luigi Vanvitelli S. Sebastiano, work.

naples

Importing industrial and shopping, center Naples is above all well-known to the world for his natural beauties and his treasures of the art. From the Gothic some of Angiò to the Renaissance of the Aragoneses, until epoch made of gold for excellence in Naples, constituted from the baroque and from the rococo. Between the well-known and outstanding monuments we can mention the real Palace, Capodimonte real Palace with his park and the museum, Angevin New or Male Castel, Castel some Ovo, the cathedral dedicated San Gennaro. Much are also the splendid churches as that of S. Francesco of S. Maria the Nova, S. Anna, Paula, Clear S. of Holy Cross to Greater S. Lorenzo, Market, S. Maria of Piedigrotta. Remarkable buildings are palace Cuomo, palace Salerno, palace of the Stock Exchange, University's, of the pity Mountain palace. Numerous and interesting am the museums between remember the National Museum, the important more in Europe as archaeological museum and S. Martino National Museum.

salerno

Placed indoors of the Gulf of Salerno, the homonymous town, chief town of province, also boasts commercial, agricultural and industrial numerous activities thanks to his harbour. Salerno history plunges his roots into Roman epoch, then she was gained from Byzantine and longobard and always longed-for. In the Middle Ages famous for an ancient institution only one in Europe was: The medical school of Salerno. And he begins the decline: First the Swabians, then the Angevin Ones, then the different feudatories and at last the Borboni against what the population rebeled daringly. She got back briefly to the ancient pomps after the II worldwide war, during was heavily bombed, thanks to the fact that the first Italian government after the Fascism, chaired by the marshal Badoglio, to Salerno instituted its place of business. Much are the beauties to admire is walking for the town what indoors of art buildings. The splendid Sea Front in Trieste, Longobard and strengthened by the Normans, what appears Amalfitana, and the municipal near Villa, on the Gulf and the Coast but her By some Merchants, commercial ancient artery and the medieval, erect Aqueduct you also give belong to the first block. Between the interiors, not to lose the Cathedral, straightened up in the 1085, announced by a steps he goes to a Romanesque portal to double ramp. Remarkable the bell tower big, the two big doubles at the end to the median nave, big, the mosaics, the altar, the apse and the valuable works that adorn the walls and the chapels. Between the churches deserve mention the fifteenth-century S. Maria of the Graces, the Church of the Crucifix, built about at the and modified in the 1600, and the majestic one One Thousand Castle some Arechi, todays seat of a Museum.