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Campania
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Campania
A region of hills and mountains, facing the Adriatic Sea, north of the Gargano promontory. It is a continuation of Abruzzo’s landscape, and in fact Abruzzo and Molise constituted a single administrative district until 1963. Among the southern regions, it is one of the richest in waterways, which cross the land from the Apennine watershed to the Adriatic Sea. Other rivers, affluents of Volturno, flow into the Tyrrhenian Sea, after crossing the region of Campania.
Cities: The capital of Molise is Campobasso. Isernia is the capital of the respective province.
Places worth visiting: The region faces the Tyrrhenian Sea and includes one of the finest coastlines in Italy. The hinterland is essentially mountainous, with irregular massifs broken here and there by valleys and plains. In front of the Gulfs of Naples and Salerno, we can admire marvellous and enchanting islands: Capri, Ischia, Procida.
Cities: Naples is the regional capital. Other important cities are Caserta, Benevento, Salerno and Avellino. Campania is generally celebrated for its climate, the fertility of the land and the astonishingly beautiful landscapes. Its artistic and cultural heritage, together with its world famous cuisine, makes it one of the most appreciated regions of Italy at home and abroad.
Naples is its regional capital and the third largest city in Italy after Rome and Milan. The city was the capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and a great European capital up until the unification of Italy. Today it is still an important artistic and cultural centre and a very dynamic city filled with palaces, churches, convents, monasteries and museums. Its rich history is reflected in its urban architecture, that embraces cultures from the Greek-Roman era to the Baroque period. Other important cities in the region are Amalfi, Sorrento, Caserta, Salerno, Avellino. Capri, Sorrento, Pompei, Paestum, Caserta are world-famous destinations.
The region has a rich and varied natural land and seascapes, it is famous for the two beautiful gulfs of Naples and Salerno, separated by the Sorrento peninsula, which have a variety of high cliffs, sandy bays, grottoes and islands. The Costiera Amalfitana and the islands, Ischia, Procida and Capri, are the pearls of the coast and the main tourist attractions. The rest of the territory is mostly gentle hills, apart from the Matese mountains, the rugged Irpinia area and of course Mount Vesuvius, on the Gulf of Naples, one of the very few still active volcanoes in Europe.
Tourism clearly plays an important part in the regional economy but craftsmanship is also important especially for coral and mother of pearl jewellery, wood carving, painted ceramics and luxury textiles.
Campania Specialities
Pizza, buffalo mozzarella, spaghetti with tomato sauce and basil.
most famous wines
Lacrima Christi
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