From the top of the bell towers on the sides of the neoclassical façade of the cathedral dedicated to the Madonna Assunta, the statues of the patron saints dominate the large square, the heart of the city of Nola.

Originally, it was only a flat bread seasoned with different ingredients, according to the availability. But the simple mix of water, flour, yeast and salt has become the basis of one of the most famous foods and appreciated in the world only thanks to the production techniques and improved abilities of the Neapolitan “pizzaoioli” over centuries.

A jewel delivered by history. In Padula, in the heart of the Vallo di Diano, there is one of the most important monasteries of the Old Continent, certainly the largest.

It’s the hill that gives the widest and most beautiful view over the Campania Felix. Even without reaching the top.

«For the magnificence of the imposing bridges, this work competes with the Roman structures»

Rudolf Wittkover

Breathless, until the end. Everyone is waiting: King Ferdinand, the court and a crowd that had gathered for the great occasion. It was May 7, 1762 and everything was ready for

It is an integral part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park to which they were added later, the Alburni are a mountainous massif between the Sele valley and the Tanagro valley.

It has been a pilgrimage destination between the last Sunday of May and the first of October for seven centuries. On the "mount of the idol", according to the Arabic etymology of the name Gelbison, at 1705 meters in altitude, stands the Sanctuary of the Sacred Mount of Novi Velia, an ancient place of Marian

In the shadow of the temples, the city of Poseidon

«At last, when we were doubting whether we were passing through rocks or ruins, some great oblong masses enabled us to distinguish the remains of temples, and other monuments of a once splendid city.». 

Goethe

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A casual discovery, like most of those that since the 18th century have returned the archaeological treasures in the shadow of Vesuvius.

The excavations searching for the ancient Herculaneum buried by the eruption of 79 AD were started in 1738, but the fame of the city emerging from the mud was soon supplanted by that of Pompeii which is just about 20 kilometers away.

Pompeii stands on a plateau 30 meters above sea level and at a short distance from the mouth of the Sarno river. The fortune of the city was in fact linked to its position next to the sea, that made it a port for every centre of the Campania hinterland, in competition with the Greek cities of the coast.

The church of Santa Sofia is a sacred edifice and an art treasure chest. It was born to become the symbol of the Lombard power over Benevento and its territory, the heart of the Langobardia minor, the duchy of the South which in 758, King Desiderius had entrusted to his son-in-low Arechis II.

Fifty-seven steps leading to the most famous and visited monument

The beautiful and majestic Cathedral of Amalfi summarises, in the variety of styles and inspirations, the mediterranean vocation, which has made a small town great in