Campania Naples History Tour in Italy

Each region of Italy is truly unique and distinguished by its identity, culture, cuisine and heritage. The 20 regions of the united Italy have something in common, but at the same time they are completely different from each other. Today we will talk about the tourist-favorite region of Campania, where you can find such famous resort towns as Amalfi, Positano, Ravello, Sorrento and Naples with their huge number of attractions. It will be much more interesting to follow the route, knowing the history of these parts if you are going on a tour to this corner of Italy.

The name Campania comes from the Latin word "campus", which means plain, or countryside. Although there are a large number of mountains in the Campaign, which can be immediately noticed when driving along the famous serpentine between the coastal cities. But initially this name was given by the Romans only to the flat part of the region, which due to the climate is highly fertile, and only later the name relgion spread to its entire territory.

One of the historically notable towns is Capua, now its Santa Maria Capua Vetere. The famous slave uprising began here - in the arena of amphitheater where Spartacus performed. By the way, this amphitheater is older than the famous one in Rome. It was built one century before the Roman one.

 In fact, this city is much more ancient than is commonly believed. It was founded by the Etruscans in 600 BC, and conquered by Rome in 340 BC. Be sure to pay attention to the Mitreum. The temple of the cult of Mithras is one of the few preserved in the world. The "few" because with the advent of Christianity they were purposefully destroyed. The frescoes of the temple open the doors to a little-known history and tell about everything that was known about the cosmos and mysterious mysteries in antiquity.

What kind of story will you see? Immerse yourself in the unknown, thanks to the hidden gems in the land of Italy!