Campania info
Throughout much of its history Campania has been at the centre of Western Civilisation's most significant entities. The area was colonised by Ancient Greeks and was within Magna Græcia, until the Roman Republic began to dominate. During the Roman era the area was highly respected as a place of culture by the emperors, where it balanced Greco-Roman culture. The area had many duchies and principalities during the Middle Ages, in the hands of the Byzantine Empire and some Lombards.
It was under the Normans that the smaller independent states were brought together as part of a sizable European kingdom, known as the Kingdom of Sicily, before the mainland broke away to form the Kingdom of Naples. It was during this period that especially elements of Spanish, French and Aragonese culture touched Campania. Later the area became the central part of the Two Sicilies under the Bourbons, until the Italian unification of 1860 when it became part of the new state Italy.
Bays in Campania, Italy
Agropoli is an important city of the pristine area called Cilento in the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of Italy, located at the beginning of the Cilento coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
The Amalfi Coast, Italy (la Costiera Amalfitana) is a beautiful 50 kilometer stretch of mountainous coastline situated on the Sorrento peninsula between Sorrento and Salerno, just south of Naples, in the region of Campania. This coastline is dotted with small picturesque villages and towns stacked precariously on steep, pale rocky cliffs plunging sheer into the the Mediterranean Sea. The famous islands of Capri and Ischia are nearby, both of stunning natural beauty....
Anacapri is a comune on the island of Capri, in the province of Naples, Italy. The Ancient Greek prefix ana means "up" or "above", signifying that Anacapri is located at a higher elevation on the island than Capri (about 150 m higher on average). Administratively, it has a separate status from the city of Capri. The most important sight in the village is the Villa San Michele....
Ascea is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. In the communal territory are the Greek ruins of Velia. It is part of the Cilento traditional area. ...
Atrani is an enchanting town on the Amalfi Coast of Italy in the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of south-western Italy noted for it's history, scenic beach, architecture and ancient houses. ...
Atripalda is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy....
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Barano d'Ischia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located in the south-west area of Ischia island, about 30 km southwest of Naples....
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Capri is a municipality of Campania, Italy, in the Province of Naples, situated on the island of Capri. It comprises the centre and East of the island, while the West belongs to AnaCapri....
Casamicciola Terme is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 30 km southwest of Naples....
Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. 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....
Cetara is a fishing town with a busy fishing port is located in the Salerno Province of the Amalfi coast with a number of beautiful beaches, most famous for their fine tuna fish and Colatrura is a very popular and sought after anchovy extract....
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy....
Forio (known also as Forio of Ischia) is a town and comune of c. 14,000 inhabitants in the province in Naples, Italy, situated on the island of Ischia....
Furore is a town and village in the province of Salerno in the Campania on the Amalfi Coast with famous fiord and artistically painted local buildings and houses sprouting from the cliffside with views over the Mediterranean....
Ischia, Capri, Procida and Vivara: these are the partenopean island in the bay of Naples. To the north of the gulf are situated Ischia, Procida and Vivara, looking toward the "Flegrea"coast (and "Flegree" is their name), while in the sotuh of the gulf, opposite to the Sorrento peninsula, lays Capri....
Procida is one of the Phlegrean islands off the coast of Naples in southern Italy. The island is between Cape Miseno and the island of Ischia. With its tiny satellite island of Vivara, it is a comune of the province of Naples, in the region of Campania. The population is about ten thousand....
Marina di Camerota is a little town, the largest hamlet (frazione) of Camerota (SA) more than its seat, in Campania region (Italy)....
It is the only beach of the Barano town but boasts the highest length of the island. A wide bay with a landscape made of cliffs and ridges where the green Mediterranean maquis under the hot sunbeams of July and August is partially transformed into a golden expanse....
Mercogliano is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy....
Minori in the Salerno Province of Italy on the Amalfi coast is home to the famous remains of the first century Roman villa with thermal baths which is open for public viewing. The town is steeped in history....
Mirabella Eclano is a town and comune of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of Italy. The Roman site of Aeclanum once stood nearby. It is located 46 kilometers away from the provincial capital of Avellino....
"See Naples and then die" This proverb sums up in a few words the spirit and enthusiasm that bring tourists to this wonderful town. One is immediately brought into contact with ancient traditions that only survive because they have been blended one with another. There are still olden professions that have survived into this modern 21st century: an entire quarter in the heart of Naples, for example, is given over to the craft of the goldsmith; there are still the world-famous handwrought nativity tableaus with their figurine shepherds; old craftsmen still sell handmade chairs from the backs of carts that they push through the streets; and you can still hear the clanging hammer of the blacksmith. There is even an artisan who gives new life to old and damaged dolls in his workshop, appropriately called The Doll Hospital....
Palinuro is a little town, the largest hamlet (frazione) of Centola (SA), in Campania region (Italy). The name of the town is tied-up to Palinurus, the mythologic helmsman of Aeneas, present in 5th and 6th book of Aeneid....
Policastro Bussentino or simply Policastro is an italian hamlet (frazione), the greatest one in the municipality of Santa Marina (even of its seat) in the province of Salerno, Campania region....
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Positano is a popular destination on the Amalfi Coast, south of Naples, Italy. A holiday resort favored by the elite at the end of the 19th century, Positano has responded adequately to the tourism demand, and is today one of the most popular seaside and holiday resorts throughout Italy....
Pozzuoli is a city of the province of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is the main city of the Phlegrean peninsula....
Praiano is a town on the Amalfi Coast in the province of Salerno, region Campania, and is a beautiful seaside resort with old world charm and stunning panoramas over the Mediterranean...
A small, incomparbly beautiful village which has attracted the most famous people over the centuries.The first one to be astonished by such beauty was the writer Giovanni Boccaccio who quotes it in his Decameron. It was the year 1350 and since then so many international celebrities have been enchanted by the sights of this place. Located on a promontory 350 mt above sea levels. In addition to the cathedral of St Pantaleone, the Roman churches and wonderful landscapes, Ravello worth a visit for its two pearls . Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone....
Salerno is a town and a province capital in Campania, south-western Italy, located on the gulf of the same name on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
Santa Maria di Castellabate is an italian hamlet (frazione) of Castellabate (SA), the greatest one of its comune and one of the greatest in the province of Salerno. It is also the seat of the town hall....
Sapri is a town and commune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is the one of the southernmost town of the region of Cilento....
Sessa Aurunca is a town of Campania, Italy, in the province of Caserta. It located on the south west slope of the extinct volcano of Roccamonfina, 40 km by rail west north west of Caserta and 30 km east of Formia....
Always a favoured destination with visitors and holiday makers, Sorrento's mix of natural attractions, seaside charm, casual sophistication and historic flavour are a winning combination. Sorrento, Portsea and Blairgowrie all offer a wonderful array of seaside attractions providing inspirational opportunities for getting away from it all!...
Velia is the Italian (and Latin) name of the ancient town of Elea located on the territory of the comune of Ascea, Salerno, Campania, Italy in a geographical sub-area named Cilento....
Vico Equense is a coastal town and comune in the province of Naples, in the Campania region of southern Italy....
Vietri sul Mare ("Vietri on the Sea") is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is a popular tourist destination because it is a convenient place to start the Amalfi Coast drive....
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