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mikey_e Says: The Arco di Traiano of Benevento is one of the best preserved and most ornate of all the Trajan archs in Italy. It was begun according to the wishes of the Senate and the Roman people in 114 CE and completed in 117 to commemorate the installation of the new via Traiana and...
Obelisk from the Temple of Isis
mikey_e Says: It may seem odd to find an Egyptian obelisk in Benevento, considering the fact that this is really a very minor tourist centre and definitely off the radar when it comes to archeological museums. Nevertheless, this is neither an imported monument nor a knock off: it is one...
mikey_e Says: The Rocca dei Rettori is the common name for the Castello of Benevento. Given the long history of the city, it is unsurprising that this site has an extensive past. It is located at the highest point in Benevento, from which it dominates the valleys formed by the rivers...
egicom05 Says: Founded in 1873, after a first placing of the collection in the 4th century building ,the Rocca dei Rettori (Rector’s fortress), the Sannio’s museum had a second monumental centre: the Saint Sofia’s Benedectine Abbey. The Sanniti’s room houses important find of the...
egicom05 Says: The epigraph documents that the theatre was built during the Adriano empire in 2nd century a.c.. Finished in the same century, the theatre was adorned and enlarged by Caracalla at the beginning of 3rd century. His capacity was of 20.000 guest. It is still used to host...
egicom05 Says: It's one of the most beautiful triumphal roman arch existing in Italy, richer and good preserved.It is tall more than 15 metres and all marble covered.It was build between 114 and 117 b.C.from the emperor Traiano,from who takes name, to celebrate The Appia street opening.The...
egicom05 Says: The legend goes back to the Longobard period from 6th to 11th century.The Longobardi used to celebrate in Wotban’s honor (it was the name of their god), around a walnut tree (that many people, today, think should be in the Sabato’s river valley), on the tree they hung a...
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Benevento Info - A lively city, situated at the top of a hill at the confluence of the Sabato river with the Calore river, in a vast valley surrounded by wooded mountains; it is an agricultural and industrial centre...
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Q: I'm looking for local bus timetables available on the web for journeys between Benevento and Grottaminarda - any ideas?
A: After much looking, I have finally found this at http://www.marozzivt.it/ (all in Italian). This is the website for the Marozzi bus company. bus 1004 leaves Benevento...
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Between Longobardi, Romans and Egyptians
Benevento is today an historical and culture rich city and offer many possibilities to know, as well as the chief town, his province territory too. It actually presents a rich archaeological,...
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Stumbling on a Beautiful Secret
Benevento suffers from two different curses. First, it is in southern Italy, a part of the Italian peninsula that is shamefully ignored by many tourists who concentrate on the big three: Rome,...
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And that sums up why I was in Benevento. It was hot and not very plesant, walked around town a bit saw an Arch. Lastly, because of a train strike, ended up taking a cab all the way to Naples. Not...
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A lively city, situated at the top of a hill at the confluence of the Sabato river with the Calore river, in a vast valley surrounded by wooded mountains; it is an agricultural and industrial centre...
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