Teano. The Cathedral. The Pulpit

2020

The cathedral, originally dedicated to San Terenziano, was later named after San Clemente. Construction began in 1050 by Bishop Guglielmo, to replace the old cathedral of San Paride ad Fontem, located outside the city walls. The works were completed in 1116 by Bishop Pandulfo. The building has a basilica structure divided into three naves by two rows of columns. In 1608 it was damaged internally by a fire that almost completely destroyed the cosmates ambo, subsequently recomposed using the remains of the previous one integrated with the marble slabs of a fourteenth-century sepulchral monument already present in the church and positioned on twisted columns, two of which rested on fountain lions. During the 16th century the Romanesque apse was modified and on that occasion a precious carved wooden choir was built in the presbytery, built in 1539 by the Benedictine Antonio Maria Sertorio. The choir underwent two restorations, the first in the 17th century and the second in 1957, following the damage suffered during the Second World War.

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On the top of the homonymous hill stands the Franciscan monastic complex dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua, a true symbol of Sidycin and non-Sidycin Christian devotion. Much has been written about the monastic complex in recent decades and almost everything is known about it by now. The monastery was built in 1427 by the Franciscan friars Martino di Campagna and Nicola di Castellammare di Stabia on a land owned by the knight Ludovico Galluccio

Ancient Campania (often also identified as Campania Felix or even Ager Campanus) originally indicated the territory of the city of Capua Antica in the Roman period, and later also the plains of the various neighboring municipalities. It was a very vast territory when compared with the other Italic cities of the Roman and pre-Roman periods. It stretched from the slopes of Mount Massico (in the north) to the south of the Phlegrean Fields and the Vesuvian area. Initially it also included the ager Falernus, then it was greatly scaled down from Rome due to the alliance of the city of Capua with Annibale. Thanks to the fertility of the soil also due to the presence of the Volturno river, it deserved the name of Campania Felix.

Teano. Church of Santa Maria La Nova

Caserta, the Royal Palace

The Royal Palace of Caserta is a royal residence, historically belonging to the Bourbons of the Two Sicilies, located in Caserta. Commissioned by Charles of Bourbon, the laying of the first stone, which started the construction work, took place on January 20, 1752, based on a project by Luigi Vanvitelli: this was followed by his son Carlo and other architects. The palace was completed in 1845.

Casertavecchia, the Cathedral

The church, dedicated to San Michele Arcangelo, stands in a medieval village of Lombard origin located on the top of a hill, at 401 meters on the slopes of the Tifatini Mountains. The town is a hilly hamlet located about 10 kilometers from the capital and is today called "Caserta vecchia" or Casertavecchia but in the Middle Ages simply "Caserta" (originally Casa Hirta) before the name passed to the center on the plain (previously called Torri, then Caserta new and finally Caserta). Casertavecchia was an important fortified center, the seat of a Lombard county, later Norman, and the seat of a diocese, after the destruction, in the early Middle Ages, of the ancient episcopal seat of Calatia (near the current Maddaloni).

Gallo Matese, the lake

In the municipality of Gallo Matese, there is an artificial compensation lake, whose waters are used to power the ENEL hydroelectric plant of Capriati in Volturno. With an iridescent green/blue color and 19 million cubic meters of water, it is a destination above all for carp fishing enthusiasts, a type of sport fishing widely practiced in recent years, and for those who practice canoeing and trekking.

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The Belvedere of San Leucio is a monumental complex in that of Caserta, wanted by Charles of Bourbon, king of Naples and Sicily (and later king of Spain with the name of Charles III), which is considered, together with the Royal Palace of Caserta and all 'Vanvitelli Aqueduct, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Teano. Church of San Francesco.

Teano. Church of San Francesco. Built in the fourteenth century, in Gothic style, by the Conventual Minors it was extensively remodeled in the Baroque age.

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