Benevento - Italian comune

Benevento (Neapolitan: Beneviénto) is a town of almost 60,000 inhabitants in Campania.

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The closest international airport is in Naples from which you could reach Benevento in less than 1½ hr with EAV bus service.

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• Church of Santa Sofia (Chiesa di Santa Sofia), Piazza Matteotti, 41.130539°, 14.781122°, +39 0824 212-06, info@santasofiabenevento.it. 08:00-12:00, 16:00-19:00 (winter) 16:30-20:00 (summer). One of the most important examples of Lombard architecture in Italy, built in 762, it also contains Romanesque and Baroque elements that were added later. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of a group of seven inscribed as Longobards in Italy: Places of power. 2019-12-15
• Cathedral (Cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria de Episcopio), Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 211, 41.13189°, 14.77465°, +39 0824 323-345, cattedralebenevento@gmail.com. 07:00-12.00, 17:00-19:30 (closed on Wednesday). 2019-12-15
• Arch of Trajan (Arco di Traiano), 41.1325°, 14.779167°, sar-cam.benevento@beniculturali.it. 2019-12-15
• Roman Theatre (Teatro romano), Piazza Ponzio Telesino, 41.13069°, 14.7719°, +39 0824 472-13, sar-cam.benevento@beniculturali.it. 09:00-19:00. €2 2019-12-15
• Rocca dei Rettori (Museo del Sannio), Piazza Castello, 41.129225°, 14.782536°, +39 0824 774-111. 07:00-13.00. 2019-12-15
• Ponte Leproso, Ponte Leproso, 41.13139°, 14.76538°. Ancient Roman bridge from the 3rd century, B.C. 2023-01-05

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