Things to see in Campania
68 places in Campania you should see at least once in your life.
The Sanctuary of Montevergine
The sanctuary of the Mamma Schiavona, reached by cable car
VillagesMonteverde
A small Irpinian village among the most beautiful in Italy
FaithThe Abbey of Goleto
Romantic ruins of a medieval women's monastery
Food & wineTaurasi and the wines of Irpinia
The 'Barolo of the South' in its castle
VillagesZungoli
The village of the castle and the cave-aged caciocavallo
ArchaeologyTrajan's Arch in Benevento
The best preserved Roman triumphal arch
Faith · UNESCOSanta Sofia in Benevento
The Lombard church with a star-shaped plan
FaithPietrelcina
The birthplace of Padre Pio
VillagesSant'Agata de' Goti
The village suspended on a cliff of tuff
FaithBasilica of Sant'Angelo in Formis
A cycle of Romanesque frescoes of the Byzantine school
VillagesCasertavecchia
The medieval village with its Arab-Norman cathedral
Art · UNESCOThe Royal Palace of Caserta
The Italian Versailles, with its park and the Great Waterfall
Curiosities · UNESCOSan Leucio and the silk works
The Bourbons' utopian colony and its looms
Food & wineBuffalo mozzarella
Visiting a dairy in the land of the Campanian buffalo
ArchaeologyThe Campanian Amphitheatre
Second only to the Colosseum, with its frescoed Mithraeum
NatureThe Path of the Gods
The most beautiful hike on the Amalfi Coast
SeaThe Blue Grotto
The blue light that fills the most famous sea cave in Italy
ArtVilla San Michele
Axel Munthe's villa with the sphinx above the gulf
ArchaeologyBaia Archaeological Park
Sunken villas to explore by glass-bottomed boat
ArchaeologyPiscina Mirabilis
A Roman cathedral of water carved into the tuff
SeaCapri and the Faraglioni
The three rocks that symbolise the blue island
Archaeology · UNESCOHerculaneum
Two-storey houses, carbonised wood and the Villa of the Papyri
NatureVesuvius
Climbing to the crater of the world's most famous volcano
NatureLa Mortella Gardens
William Walton's subtropical garden on Ischia
CastlesThe Aragonese Castle of Ischia
The fortress on an islet joined by a bridge
SpasThe spas and thermal gardens of Ischia
The island of hot springs and thermal parks
NatureBay of Ieranto
A protected bay facing the Faraglioni of Capri
CastlesCastel dell'Ovo and Borgo Marinari
The castle of Virgil's legend on the islet of Megaride
FaithCatacombs of San Gennaro
Early Christian catacombs reborn thanks to the young people of the Rione Sanità
Art · UNESCONaples historic centre and Spaccanapoli
The street that cuts the Greek city in two, among churches and workshops
ArtCertosa di San Martino and Castel Sant'Elmo
The finest view over the gulf from the Vomero
ArtThe Veiled Christ in the Sansevero Chapel
The most famous marble veil in the world, carved by Giuseppe Sanmartino
ArtGalleria Umberto I
The great Art Nouveau gallery of glass and iron
ArchaeologyNational Archaeological Museum of Naples
The treasures of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Secret Cabinet and the Farnese collection
ArtCapodimonte Museum
Caravaggio, Titian and Masaccio in the royal palace above the woods
CuriositiesUnderground Naples
Tunnels, Greek cisterns and air raid shelters beneath the alleys
ArtPiazza del Plebiscito and the Royal Palace
The square of kings with the San Carlo theatre beside it
Food & wine · UNESCONeapolitan pizza
The art of the pizzaiuolo, UNESCO heritage, in its home city
CuriositiesThe Art Stations of the Naples metro
Toledo and the other stations designed by great architects
CuriositiesVia San Gregorio Armeno
The street of nativity scenes, open all year round
Archaeology · UNESCOPompeii
The city buried by Vesuvius in AD 79
ArchaeologyFlavian Amphitheatre and Temple of Serapis
The third largest amphitheatre in Italy and the 'macellum' of bradyseism
ArchaeologyThe Cave of the Sibyl at Cumae
The trapezoidal gallery of the oracle sung by Virgil
NatureSolfatara and the Phlegraean Fields
Fumaroles and craters in the caldera of the Phlegraean Fields
VillagesProcida
The colourful houses of the Corricella on the most authentic island of the gulf
SeaBagni della Regina Giovanna
A natural pool among Roman ruins
SeaSorrento
Lemons, inlaid wood and terraces over the Gulf of Naples
Archaeology · UNESCOVilla Poppaea at Oplontis
A Roman villa with extraordinary frescoes
SeaAgropoli
The Angevin castle and the port of the Cilento
Art · UNESCOAmalfi and the Cathedral of Sant'Andrea
The ancient maritime republic and the Cloister of Paradise
Archaeology · UNESCOVelia
The city of Parmenides with the Porta Rosa
VillagesAtrani
One of the smallest towns in Italy, a nativity scene by the sea
SeaMarina di Camerota
Coves reachable only on foot or by boat
Archaeology · UNESCOThe temples of Paestum
Three Doric temples and the Tomb of the Diver
NatureThe caves of Castelcivita
One of the largest karst systems in the south
VillagesCastellabate
The village of 'Benvenuti al Sud' and the sea of the Cilento
SeaPalinuro and Capo Palinuro
Sea caves and the Natural Arch
Food & wineCetara and its colatura di alici
The fishermen's village and its ancient condiment
SeaThe Emerald Grotto
The sea cave with green light
SeaThe Fjord of Furore
A hidden beach beneath a bridge in a fjord
Faith · UNESCOThe Certosa of Padula
One of the largest charterhouses in the world, with an immense cloister
NatureThe caves of Pertosa-Auletta
Caves to explore by boat on an underground river
Sea · UNESCOPositano
The vertical village of the Amalfi Coast
Art · UNESCORavello and Villa Rufolo
Hanging gardens and the Terrace of Infinity at Villa Cimbrone
FaithSalerno Cathedral
The crypt of St Matthew and the Norman quadriportico
CuriositiesLuci d'Artista
The light installations that illuminate Salerno in winter
VillagesTeggiano
The medieval village of the Vallo di Diano
CuriositiesThe ceramics of Vietri sul Mare
The majolica dome and the ceramic workshops