Things to see and do Campania

Montella, a charming town in the province of Avellino in Italy, has a tourist office called Pro Loco Montella. The aim of Pro Loco Montella is to promote a culture of hospitality and tourist information, in collaboration with the municipality, other associations and public and private bodies. They also organize initiatives to publicize Montella's attractions, even outside the town, and work to improve tourist services. In addition to their tourism activities, they also contribute to improving the quality of life in the municipality and organize cultural events such as conferences, concerts and lotteries.

Situated on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, this ancient city probably developed around the 89 th century BC, submitted by the Etruscans, and then by the inhabitants of Cuma, it became a Roman colony in the year BC, but its total loss of autonomy coincided with the beginning of considerable growth, economic, urban and artistic. But this period of prosperity was abruptly interrupted in 63 ha. By a violent earthquake, the beginning of the Vesuvius eruption of August 24, 79. The city remained buried under the lava almost until 1748, when it was undertaken - in a discontinuous way - the first searches. We also discovered Herculaneum, another nearby city, buried also under the lava lava.

This volcano, with intense seismic activity, caused the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79. Despite its terrible past eruptions, it remains expensive in the eyes of all Neapolitan. An essential ascent to observe the crater, fumaroles and splendid panorama of the region.

Smaller than Pompeii, but no less interesting, Herculaneum, founded by the Italic in the 290 th century B.C., successively passes under Roman domination from 79 BC Devastated by the eruption of Vesuvius in, the city of Hercules will remain hidden under the mud until its update. Without ever knowing the shopping fortune of its prestigious neighbor, the excellence of local crafts seems to have far exceeded its borders (marble work, cabinetmaking, sculpture). Its urban, regular and orthogonal urban plan obeys the Roman model with the right-angle streets (cardo and decumanus). The exceptional quality of conservation of the thermal baths and various residences makes the visit unavoidable.

A site of considerable importance, south of Salerno, for the incredible conservation of its three great temples. Founded in 600 BC by the Greeks, Paestum knows its apogee between Life and the Fifth Century B.C. In 273 BC, Rome, in full expansion, conquered the city and founded a Latin law colony called Paestum.

See also the famous fresque fresco, the Diver's Tomb. Greek painting is generally known only by the texts of the classical authors, such as Pliny the Old, and by the Roman transpositions.