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Campania
There are many social, historical and cultural highlights in Campania, including the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, both in the shadows of Mount Vesuvius. East of Naples you will find the Royal Palace of Caserta.
Although not as many tourists travel south of Salerno, we recommend you take the time to do so, first to travel even further back in time when you visit the ancient Greek temple at Paestum, and second, to dip your toes into the Tyrrhenian Sea on the gorgeous beaches around Palinuro.
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 Naples |
Naples is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and rich in history and monuments.
In 1995 the Historic Centre of Naples was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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Beneventum |
The site was the chief town of the Samnites, who took refuge here after their defeat by the Roman Republic in 314 BC. It appears not to have fallen into Roman hands until Pyrrhus's absence in Sicily, but served as a base of operations in the last campaign against Pyrrhus, who gave up his campaign in Italy after the inconclusive Battle of Beneventum (275 BC).
A Latin colony was planted here in 268 BC, and it was then that the name was changed for the sake of superstition (male = bad, bene = good), and probably then that the Via Appia was extended from Capua to Beneventum.
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Caserta |
Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range. The city is best known for the Palace of Caserta.
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Salerno |
Salerno appears as a welcoming community for tourists from all over the world with its historical centre, where it is possible to admire both the traces of its ancient history and the fervour of artisan shops and places for cultural and musical aggregation attended by thousands of people.
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