Campania

An itinerary created in partnership with Touring Club Italiano

The whole of Campania is a sort of miracle.

It’s a prodigy region that makes you smile, giving you joy and amazement. From Naples, with its series of islands – Capri, Ischia, and Procida – to Sorrento, which leads the way to the Amalfi Coast; from the archaeological areas of Pompeii and Paestum

The Reggia of Caserta

If you say Caserta, you say Royal Palace one of the most sumptuous residences of the Peninsula, it reflects Charles of Bourbon’s ambition and Vanvitelli’s great skills; it is an immense complex that turns the idea of space upside down and changes one’s perspectives; a place where monumentality and 18th century splendour of the royal residence combine with the romanticism of the park and gardens, which are so vast that one can hardly see their end. Knowledgeably, this is where people want to go, when visiting Caserta.

Yet there is more around the Reggia. There is the light-hearted spirit of Via Mazzini, the artery where one can find most of the clubs and restaurants of the modern city. There are the medieval masterpieces of Casertavecchia, the original nucleus of today’s Caserta, an enchanted village that Pasolini chose in 1971 to shoot some scenes of his film, The Decameron.

There is the industrial (and utopian) archaeology of San Leucio, a sort of ideal citadel that revolved around the royal silk factory commissioned by Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, who probably invented Italy’s first corporate welfare on that occasion. For the workers he provided decent housing, social security systems, guaranteed schools for their children, and no gender gap. There are also the archaeological remains of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, testifying to Campania’s extraordinary past. Which is extraordinary everywhere: it’s a region so radiant that makes one forget some of its shadows and issues.

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Tu vulive ‘a pizza (Do you want some pizza?)

Campania is not only beautiful, but also tasty. Its strong identity is fuelled by its culinary traditions, making it a perfect destination for gastronomic tourism. It is impossible to list all the typical products and dishes. It starts with fish and ends with legumes, comprising citrus fruits that colour the coasts yellow.

At the top of the list, however, are the San Marzano tomato and buffalo mozzarella, the basic ingredients of the queen of Campania cuisine: pizza in its classic version, the Margherita. It’s round, soft, thin, and with slightly high edges. Once you taste it, you’ll fall in love and want one thousand more bites.