INTRODUCING CAMPANIA

The Campania region, located in southern Italy, extends along the side of the Tyrrhenian Sea, from the high mountains of the Appennines to the azure Gulf of Policastro. The sweetness of the climate, the beauty of the coasts, the richness of art and history, the love for cooking make Campania a land to be experienced.

While almost every Italian region can be proud of its snowy peaks or its crystal clear waters, not only Campania can do both, but it can vaunt about Italy’s most famous volcano: Vesuvio. Dark and mysterious, it is also thanks to it that Campania enjoys its diverse and heterogenic fauna and flora, enriching the Italian gastronomy with dozens of ingredients and recipes.

Vesuvio Volcano and the Gulf of Napoli

Even in ancient times, the region was well known and loved. For instance, the romans, arguably one of the greatest ancient civilizations in world history, used to go here for their holidays! Roman villas in places like Pompei, Ercolano or Capri are famous worldwide and still visited today! That is why they used to call this region Campania Felix, “Lucky or happy countryside”, as it has always been a precious gem to relax and enjoy life in.

This region is characterized by a rich Mediterranean vegetation in which villages rich in history, art and traditions are set, where you can spend an unforgettable stay. Music, sea, fun and nature, but also history and culture.

Roman Frescos in Pompei and Ercolano

With 8,195 species and subspecies, of which 1,708 endemic (i.e. exclusive to the Italian territory) and 26 probably extinct, Italy ranks first in Europe for the number of native plant entities. The flora of Campania is made up of 2,845 species and subspecies, with an endemic rate of 5.4%. 13 Important Plant Areas have been identified in the region (Strumia and Santangelo, 2010), confirming the biogeographical importance of Campania.

Campania, however, is not only rich in flora and fauna. Its territory is, in fact, among the ones with highest number of UNESCO heritage in Italy, which is already the country with the highest number of heritages in the entire world. Altogether there are 10 Unesco sites in Campania. The list includes 6 places and 4 intangibles. The places are located in very large areas of the region, including within them various archaeological sites, villas, churches, monumental complexes.

Amalfi’s Duomo

Among these are the The historic center of Naples, which covers an area of 17 square kilometers, almost 15% of the entire urban area., making it the largest historic center in Europe, together with the historic ruins of Pompey and Ercolano, the Monumental Complex of Caserta or the Certosa of Padula.. One of the most famous is surely the Amalfi Coast, the perfect place for your next honeymoon!

Positano, the gem of the Amalfi Coast