- The Reggia of Caserta
The Royal Palace of Caserta (Italian: Reggia di Caserta) is a former royal residence in Caserta, southern Italy, constructed for the Bourbon kings of Naples. It was the largest palace and one of the largest buildings erected in Europe during the eighteenth century. In 1997, the Palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, described in its nomination as "the swan song of the spectacular art of the Baroque, from which it adopted all the features needed to create the illusions of multidirectional space".
- Casertavecchia
Casertavecchia is an Italian medieval village that lies at the foot of the Tifatini Mountains located 10 km north-east of the City of Caserta at an altitude of approximately 401 meters. Its name translated from Italian means "Old Caserta."
Today, the village is primarily a tourist destination. Sites worth visiting consist of the church, its bell tower, and the remains of the original castle. Visitors can dine in local pizzerias with panoramic views of the surrounding countryside.
- Benevento
Its glorious past is witnessed by marvellous and impressive monuments: this town could be defined “an open air museum”.Known as the town of the “witches”, also thanks to its famous liqueur,
Don't miss: the Trajan’s Arch, the Roman Theatre, the Arch of Sacramento, the Church of St. Ilario, the Ponte Leproso (Roman bridge), the Rocca dei Rettori, the Church and the Cloister of St. Sofia, the Longobard Walls, the Cathedral, the Palace Paolo V, the Basilica of St. Bartolomeo, the Basilica of the Madonna delle Grazie, the Hortus.
- Pietrelcina and Padre Pio
Pietrelcina is famous all over the world because here, on 25 May 1887, Francesco Forgione (Padre Pio from Pietrelcina) was born and baptized in the church St. Anna. Padre Pio was canonized on 16 June 2002 by Pope John Paul II. Don't Miss: the Church of the Capuchin Friars, the Churches of St. Maria degli Angeli and St. Anna, the Castle, the house where Padre Pio was born, the Masseria Forgione in Piana Romana and the elm under which the Saint had the “invisible” stigmata on 7 November 1910.
- Sant' Agata dei Goti
Don't miss: the Castle, the Carbone Palace, the Viscardi Palace, the Church of SS. Annunziata, the church of St. Menna, the Church of St. Angelo in Munculanis, with the annexed church of St. Francesco and the Monastery, today’s Town-Hall, the wonderful Dom with the medioeval crypt, the church of the Carmine, the Church of St. Maria di Costantinopoli. The name of St. Agata dei Goti is connected to the homonymous d.o.c. wine that, in its white, red, rosé, piedirosso, aglianico, greco and falanghina versions, goes well with all typical Samnite dishes.
- Cerreto Sannita
Don't miss: the entire built-up area rich in prestigious historical and architectural vestiges, the Cathedral, the Collegiale of St. Martino, the Church of St. Gennaro, seat of the museum of Sacred Art, the Church of St. Maria di Costantinopoli, the Monastery of St. Antonio, seat of the Museum of Ceramics of Cerreto, the vestiges of the ancient village of Cerreto and then downwards to the valley, to see the Roman bridge called Hannibal’s bridge.
- San Lorenzello
San Lorenzello is the master-potter Nicola Giustiniani’s native land. He was thought to be one of the best potters in the 18th century. The town cherishes ceramics in its workshops. This tradition has been handed on from father to son for ages, and it reveals itself in stoups, tureens, trays, etc. The town is renowned for the production of wine, olive-oil and of the “taralli”, a kind of biscuits made of water and flour, in addition to olive-oil, pepper or sugar. Don't miss: the historical centre, with the seventeenth-century, the Church of St. Maria SS. della Sanità, the Monastery of the Carmine, the Palazzo Massone, the Museum of Ceramics and workshops of ceramics.
- Castelvenere
Castelvenere is situated in a green hill scenery, streaked by straight vine-rows, stretching as far as the eye can see.
Don't miss: the historical centre and the ruins of the Castle, the Church of S. Nicola and the Curch of S. Maria della Foresta. Worth a visit are some old places, excavated in the tufa, now used to grow vine and to preserve wine, prove that this kind of farm produce is very old, even if today people keep on making it by modern techniques.
- Guardia Sanframondi
The village is plunged in a marvellous natural environment rich in vineyards and olive groves: its d.o.c. wine “Guardiolo”, famous in Italy and abroad, represents the main economical resource.
Don't miss: the historical centre, the Castle, the several baroque palaces, the Church of Our Lady of the Assumtpion, the Church of Annunziata, the Church of St. Sebastiano.