Castel Volturno, a tourist center in Campania, owes its name to the Volturno River and to the Castle rising on the river's left bank to protect the old city center. With its 27 km of coasts and its 14 km of Mediterranean scrub, the township's territory takes up most of the coastal strip in the Caserta Province. A good part of the territory owned by the Castle Volturno township is covered with Mediterranean scrub fund along with coastal dunes. It is, for the most part, an uncontaminated environment where plants typical of this habitat vegetate; among them are numerous rare plants and it is not hard to find endemic species. In this environment are also present various types of mushrooms as well as white truffle. Even some animal species which have long disappeared from most part of Italian coast, live undisturbed here; among them is tortoise. He humid area of the "Variconi" is an important observation site for migrating bird life. Numerous are the species of small fauna from the coastal strip.

Thirty Km from Naples, The Castel Volturno area enjoys a central position with respect to sites of historical and archeological interest: Caserta and its Province; the Phlegrean Fields, the Lower Lazio Region. Among its most important historical-environmental sites and its territory's major attractions, in addition to the River and the Castle, stand out: the San Castrese Village, the Watch Tower and the Annunziata Church in the historical center; the Variconi naturalistic oasis; the Pinetamare wet dock, the tourist port and the golf; lake of Patria with the Liternum exavacation sites and the Patria Tower; numerous horse riding centers, water parks as well as tourist and accommodation business. Side by side with the archeological and naturalistic itineraries are the wine and the gastronomic speciality itineraries which, along with hospitality, strongly characterize the local tradition.

Castel Volturno and litorale Domitio

Watch Tower
He present Watch Tower, placed as guard to the village’s main entrance, had for centuries defended the population from enemies’attacks and from the river’s devastating fury.

 

Annunziata Church
Built in the sixteenth century, the church has been rearranged many times. The current structure dates back to the seventeenth century. On the outside, it presents a sloping façade.

 

San Rocco Street
This street owes its name to its namesake chapel dedicated to St. Rocco, where the Saint’s ancient statue is kept St. Rocco Street leads to the Annunziata Square where to belle tower, rebuilt after having collapsed in 1791, is on watch.
 

Volturno River
It’s the longest river in the South of Italy and crosses the township’s territory for about 10 km. It springs forth on Mount Meta in the Molise Region and runs for 185 km before its estuary mouth meets the Tyrrhenian Sea; it has a 5.577 wide basin.
 

Variconi Oasis
The Variconi swamp extends on the Volturno River’s left bank. There, the marshes are divided in two more or less everlasting mirrors of water, covered by palustrine vegetation which serves as a sicure refuge for the numerous species of migrative birds stopping in this area to rest or to spend the winter.

Pinetamare
A beach resort town placet in one of the most beautiful Pine tree forest which side the Domitian coastal line. With its accommodation services such as: pizzerias, restaurants, hotels, discotheques, pools, golf courses, horse back riding, Pinetamare is the meeting place for the most lighthearted vacationers, in search of fun and entertainment.

Lake of Patria
Its low depth (1,5 meters maximum) makes it a laminar lake. It’s used as a fish raising farm and the “Canottieri” Club in Naples uses it as an athletic training place. From a naturalistic point of view, it is a reference point for the migrating bird life.
 

Excavation sites at Liternum
What is left of the ancient Roman colony Liternum, which welcomed Scipio in 183 b.c. after his exile and held his mortal rests, is located along the Domitian Road. Liternum ceased to be in the tenth century due to the Saracen incursions when they even burned the Christian basilica of S.Fortunata.

Torre di Patria
The strong tower, with a square base and cut pyramid-shaped, is 15 metres high. As a lookout and defence tower of the coast it was raised by the Aragonese in 1467, on the ruins of the grave of Scipio Africanus, the conqueror of Hannibal at Zama; then Ferrante of Aragon sold it to the town of Aversa.
 

Caserta

Royal Palace of Caserta

Casertavecchia
This is medieval village founded during the eight century, tightly knit around the Cathedral. Marked by different styles and influences, Caserta Vecchia is enchanting and touching for his splendid houses done with tuff stone, its courtyards, loggias and doorways.

 

San Leucio
Bourbons purchased the town in 1750; according to King Ferdinand IV’s plan, the town, whose main activity was silky manifacturing, was to become a colony with its own statue, with mandatory education and merit-based salary. Today, for its manufacturing of valuable fabrics, San Leucio is a worldwide reference point in silk production.

Bridges of the Valley
He huge works, linked to the acqueduct wanted by Charles of Bourbon, feed the cascades of the Royal Palace’s Park as well as the silk manifacturing in San Leucio,m with a 38 km runa s Charles of bourbon wanted. Ever since the sequence of bridges was built, the stateliness and splendour of the accomplishment by Vanvitekki has impressed travellers crossing the Valley.

Campania Amphiteater at S. Maria Capuavetere
For its size, it is second only to the Colosseum. When it was built, between the first and the second century, it rose four storey high. In its underground areas, visitors will find terracotta pottery, sculptures, vases and amphora.


 

Napoli

Piazza Plebiscito

Castel dell’Ovo
It was the oldest fortified royal palace in Naples rising on the islet of Megaride, where is said the first Greek colonists landed. It takes its name from a legend associated with Virgil, considered a wizard in the Middle Age: the poet put an egg in a container hanging from a room in the castle, if it was broken, both the castle and the city were doomed to destruction.

Vesuvio
It is the only active continental volcano in Europe. The crater can be accessed by car using Napoli- Salerno motorway. Ercolano exit. He road is 13 km long, and stops to an altitude of 1017 m. From here you can go on foot accompanied by the local volcanological guides. At 608m. altitude there is the Vesuvius Observatory, which, starting from middle of 1800, monitors the volcano’s activity day by day.

Pompei
Its origins are old such as those of Rome. The “gens pompeia” descending from Oscan people, among the first Italic population, founded the urban aggregation in the VIII century b.c. Fixed course between the sea and the inside valleys, and between North and South, it soon becomes an important roads and barbour junction, a coveted prey for the neighbouring countries. Buried under the eruption of Vesuvius (79 a.d.), Pompei was given an extraordinary preservation by ashes and lapilli. Today the Roman city can be visited also by night.
 

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