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TRIUMPHAL ARCH OF BENEVENTO
In the centre of a semi-circular square, reached by following the short Via Traiano, stands one of the most representative monuments of Benevento: the famous triumphal Arch, bearing magnificent relief work, portraying the valorous achievements of the...
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CAPITULAR LIBRARY OF BENEVENTO
To the left of the duomo, in Piazza Orsini, in the courtyard of the reconstructed Archbishop's Palace, stands the important Benevento Capitular Library, one of the finest examples of Romanesque art in southern Italy. Containing splendid illuminated m...
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CHURCH OF SANTA SOFIA IN BENEVENTO
The splendid church of Santa Sofia standing in Piazza Matteotti is considered one of the most beautiful medieval buildings in the whole of Europe. Quite small, the church has Lombard origins, dating from the time of Duke Arechi II of Benevento (eight...
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CATHEDRAL OF BENEVENTO
In the historic centre of Benevento, at the end of Corso Vittorio Emanuele, stands the mighty duomo, founded in the seventh century AD. Restored several times over the centuries, the church has a majestic bell tower, erected in 1279, notable for the ...
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DEATH OF THE PRINCE MANFRED
The city of Benevento, with its very interesting ancient history, was also the scene of a tragedy in the Middle Ages: the death of the natural son of Frederick II and Bianca Laucia di Monferrato, Prince Manfred. The latter, remembered by Dante in the...
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DEL SANNIO MUSEUM OF BENEVENTO
The del Sannio Museum of Benevento was set up at the end of the nineteenth century on the initiative of the City's Provincial Council. Housed in the fourteenth-century castle the 'Rocca dei Rettori' - next to which the Santa Chiara Governors' Palace ...
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ROMAN THEATRE OF BENEVENTO
The Roman theatre of Benevento, thanks to much restoration work, has part of its original structure integrally preserved. It was built during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian (second century AD) and then enlarged by Caracalla (between 200 and 210 AD)...
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PONTE LEPROSO OF BENEVENTO
In the Port'Arsa area of Benevento stands the ancient Ponte Leproso, a bridge crossing the River Sabato, made up of five hump-backed arches and built by the Romans to allow the via Appia to cross the city. Its unusual name comes from a nearby leper h...
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ROCCA DEI RETTORI IN BENEVENTO
In piazza 4 Novembre, in the highest part of Benevento (191 m), in a particularly lovely mountain valley, called "the sleeping beauty" stands the mighty Rocca dei Rettori. Built in 1320, on the orders of the governor Guglielmo de Balateo, on the same...
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Benevento
Capoluogo di provincia (abitanti comune 63.000, ab. provincia 293.000) sorge in posizione collinare in una vallata bagnata dai fiumi Sabato e Calore. Una visita a piedi per il centro storico fa scoprire al turista stradine anguste, piazzette, archi, palazzi, cortili e tracce della dominazione romana. Tra le testimonianze artistiche pių interessanti uno degli archi di trionfo pių belli del periodo romano.
Benevento č oggi un importante nodo stradale e ferroviaro oltre che un centro agricolo e commerciale.
Hotels
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