Although its name derives from the Oscan word tifata, which means holm oak, Mount Tifata is largely barren, except for the woods surrounding the northern side.

Where the Volturno separates it from the Samnite Apennines. 602 meters high, it rises between the municipalities of Caserta, Capua and San Prisco and marks the northern border of the Campania plain. The numerous limestone quarries active over time have distorted its morphology for large sections. There are no streams of water. On the other hand, on the slope towards Capua there is no lack of remains of structures of rustic villas, aqueducts, sepulchres and defense positions from the Roman era.

Ph: Gerardo Attanasio