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Castello di Arechi

Castello di Arechi

25.92km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The Castello di Arechi is a medieval castle, located at a height of about 300 meters above sea level, overlooking the city and the Gulf of Salerno. It is said of Arechi because the construction of this fortification is traditionally associated with the Lombard duke Arechi II. The castle rises on top of Mount Bonadies dominating the city of Salerno from above. Even if monetary discoveries attest the frequentation of the hill already in the III-II century. BC, the first construction system dates

Amphitheatre of Pompeii

Amphitheatre of Pompeii

31.26km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

Pompeii’s amphitheatre was built by C. Quintius Valgus and M Procius, two of Sulla’s commanders who became the city’s magistrates after its subjugation by the Romans. This dates the amphitheatre to 70AD, making it one of the earliest constructed Roman amphitheatres and the oldest one left standing. It is located in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, that also buried Pompeii itself and the neighbouring town of Herculaneum.

House of Menander

House of Menander

31.72km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The Casa del Menandro is one of Pompeii's most prominent houses. It has an outstanding, elegant peristyle beyond its beautifully frescoed atrium. On the peristyle's far right side a doorway leads to a private bathhouse, lavished with exquisite frescoes and mosaics. The house was excavated between November 1926 and June 1932 and is located in Region I, Insula 10, Entrance 4 of the city.

House of the Vettii

House of the Vettii

31.93km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The House of the Faun is a Domus of the Roman era, buried during the ' eruption of Vesuvius in 79, and found as a result of the archaeological excavations of the' ancient Pompeii: is one of the greatest examples of ' Roman art of I century and is named after the owners, Aulo Vettio Restituto and Aulo Vettio Conviva. It is located in region VI, near the Vesuvian Gate, bordered by the Vicolo di Mercurio and the Vicolo dei Vettii. The house is one of the largest Domus in Pompeii, spanning the entir

House of the Faun

House of the Faun

31.99km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The House of the Faun is a house of Roman times, buried during the ' eruption of Vesuvius in 79, and found as a result of the archaeological excavations of the' ancient Pompeii: it is one of the largest homes in the city and owes its name to a statue in bronze, depicting a satyr, placed in the impluvium. It almost completely occupies Insula 12 of Regio VI.

Temple of Apollo

Temple of Apollo

32.14km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

Temple of Apollo is the oldest religious building in Pompeii, dated to 6th Century BC because of its architectural decorations, though its current layout dates back to the 2nd century BC. The temple, in the center of a sacred enclosure, was surrounded on all four sides by a wide series of tuff columns from Nocera, originally grooved and with Ionic capitals, that were being replaced with stucco columns and Corinthian capitals painted in yellow, red, and dark blue.

Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius

32.62km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano on the Gulf of Naples, Italy. It is about 9 kilometers east of Naples. It is the only volcano on the mainland of Europe that erupted in the last 100 years. The last major eruption was in 1944. Two other important active volcanos in Italy are on islands. They are Etna and Stromboli. Quiet risky trekking destination and also it is a picturesque spot that gives a panoramic view of this area.

Vesuvio National Park

Vesuvio National Park

32.67km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The Vesuvius National Park is a national park established on June 5, 1995, for the great geological, biological and historical interest that its territory represents. The park develops around the Somma - Vesuvius volcanic complex and the headquarters are located in the municipality of Ottaviano, in the province of Naples. The Vesuvius National Park was officially born on 5 June 1995 to preserve animal and plant species, plant and forest associations, geological singularities, paleontological for

Villa Rufolo

Villa Rufolo

33.45km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

Villa Rufolo is a building in the historic center of Ravello, a town in the province of Salerno, which faces the Duomo in the Piazza del Vescovado and whose initial layout dates back to the thirteenth century, with extensive nineteenth-century alterations. The villa is entered through an opening in the arched entrance tower, and after a short street a clearing is dominated by the Torre Maggiore: the latter facing the bell tower of the cathedral in Ravello, overlooking the terraces.

Villa di Poppea

Villa di Poppea

33.87km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The Villa Poppaea is an ancient Roman seaside villa situated between Naples and Sorrento, in southern Italy. The villa is believed to have belonged to Poppaea Sabina, the second wife of Emperor Nero - certainly, its size and lavish decoration indicate that its owner must have been considered wealthy. It was now one 0of the prime attractions in this area.

Valle dei mulini

Valle dei mulini

34.72km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

A beautiful historic valley which was located in Sorrento, Italy. The valley originates from the release of waters into a tufa plain about 37,000 years ago, following the eruption of the Campi Flegrei. It is considered one of the most enchanting views of the Sorrento Peninsula. It is known for its variety and unique plants. the valley is surrounded by 2 rivers; Casarlano-Cesarano and S. Antonino.

Amalfi Cathedral

Amalfi Cathedral

35.23km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

Amalfi Cathedral is a 9th-century Roman Catholic structure in the Piazza del Duomo, Amalfi, Italy. It is dedicated to the Apostle Saint Andrew. It is the religious, historic, and cultural heart of Amalfi. Its role in the daily life of the Amalfitans is just as important now as it has been for centuries. Begun in the 9th and 10th centuries, it has been added to and redecorated several times, overlaying Arab-Norman, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque elements, and finally a new 19th-century Norman-Arab

Monte Faito

Monte Faito

37.27km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The Mount Faito is a mountain part of the mountain range of the mountains Lattari: top 1,131 meters, has access both from Castellammare di Stabia, that Vico Equense and is also reachable by ' namesake cable car, managed by' Ente Autonomo Volturno, the station of Castellammare di Stabia. Mount Faito, mainly made up of limestone rocks, owes its name to the beech woods that thrive on its slopes: there are even several beech trees that are over four hundred years old and reach a circumference of ov

Grotta dello Smeraldo

Grotta dello Smeraldo

38.59km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The Emerald Grotto is a karst cavity partially invaded by the sea located in the municipality of Conca dei Marini . It was discovered by the fisherman Luigi Buonocore in 1932 . It measures about 45 x 32 meters and is about 24 meters high, and owes its name to the emerald shades that the water takes on due to the sunlight filtered through an underwater fissure that connects it to the open sea.

Oasi WWF Lago di Conza

Oasi WWF Lago di Conza

42.91km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The Oasis of Lake Conza is a protected natural area of 800 hectares located in the municipalities of Cairano and Conza della Campania in the province of Avellino. Access to the oasis is in Contrada Pescara, in Conza della Campania. Located in Irpinia, it includes the vast artificial basin obtained from the Ofanto river.

Royal Palace of Caserta

Royal Palace of Caserta

43.12km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The Royal Palace of Caserta is a historic royal palace, with an adjoining park, located in Caserta. Commissioned in the 18th century by Charles of Bourbon, King of Naples and Sicily, based on a project by Luigi Vanvitelli, it occupies an area of ​​47,000 m² and, with over 1,000,000 m³, is the largest royal residence in the world by volume. In 1997 it was declared by UNESCO, together with the Carolino Aqueduct and the San Leucio complex, a World Heritage Site.

Lago di Conza

Lago di Conza

43.32km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The Lake Conza is a reservoir of approximately 800 hectares and a maximum depth of 25 m, built in the seventies of the twentieth century into which the waters of the river Ofanto. The Conza dam has been in experimental operation since 1992, underlies a catchment area of ​​252 km², and determines a reservoir of 63 million m³ of useful capacity. The average annual flow to the dam section is approximately 99 million m³. The reservoir is intended for multiple uses, irrigation, and, since 2013, for

Pio Monte della Misericordia

Pio Monte della Misericordia

45.65km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The Pio Monte Della Misericordia is a monumental building in Naples located in Piazza Riario Sforza, along the major decumanus . Born as a lay charitable institution, one of the oldest and most active in the city, it houses a seventeenth-century church where the canvas of the Seven Works of Mercy by Caravaggio is kept, one of the most important paintings of the seventeenth century, and other prestigious paintings of the same century belonging to the Neapolitan school.

Donnaregina Contemporary Art Museum - Madre Museum

Donnaregina Contemporary Art Museum - Madre Museum

45.76km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The Donnaregina Contemporary Art Museum is located in the historic Palazzo Donnaregina, in via Luigi Settembrini in Naples. The museum has a total area of ​​7,200 m 2 of which 2660 m 2 are intended for the exhibition areas, is equipped with a dedicated bookshop, a library, educational workshops, an auditorium, a restaurant, and a cafeteria.

Via dei Tribunali

Via dei Tribunali

45.78km from Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The major decumanus , currently called Via dei Tribunali, is a street in the historic center of Naples, Italy. It is, together with the lower decumanus and the upper decumanus , one of the three most important streets of ancient Greek urbanism. The street, the most important urbanist of the three, constitutes the nerve center of the decumanos of Naples.

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Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Modestinus

The cathedral dedicated to the Madonna Assunta in Cielo and to the Saints Modestino, Fiorentino, and Flaviano is an architectural work of great importance, located in the heart of the historic center of the Irpinia capital, in the oldest area of ​​the city, called the hill of the main place of Catholic worship in the city of Avellino, as well as the mother church of the diocese of Avellino. The facade of the cathedral, made of highly decorated marble, is of neoclassical style.