Benevento, land of the Samnites, the Lombards and witches

So close to the most famous tourist destinations of Campania such as Naples and Sorrento and Amalfi Coast, how different, original, for history, culture, traditions and human and environmental context, the Benevento Province is known as the land of the Samnites, the Lombards, Witches. A land of historical charm and "magic" that still live in the present, in places, monuments, the people aware and proud of its unique culture.

The Sannio Benevento is a "promised land" for those who want to experience rich in cultural stimuli and, together, enjoy a serene environment, hospitable and uncontaminated. quiet Province, silent, but also lively and cheerful feasts, in the festivals, in entertainment activities that take place throughout the year.

Benevento, the capital, a monumental heritage of great importance, which testifies to the historical epochs that have occurred: from Sunni cities (ancient Maleventum) and Roman, the Lombard Benevento, then, for eight centuries, Papal island in Campania.

To visit: the Arch of Trajan, the most impressive arc of Roman triumph; the Roman Theater; the Leproso Bridge; the Complex of Santa Sofia, mondialie heritage of humanity, with the Church of St. Sophia (eighth century) and with the adjoining Abbey, home to the Museo del Sannio that, in addition to Sunni finds, Roman and Lombard, It preserves those of Benevento Temple of Isis; the Church of St. Hilary in Port'Aurea (century VII), Today Trajan Arch Museum; the dome, whose original structure is the eighth century; the Lombard Walls; the Fortress of Rectors (fourteenth century). Of great interest, which contemporary work, Hortus Conclusus Sunni Master Mimmo Paladino.