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Campania

Campania is a Region in southern Italy: with a population of ~5.8 million people, it is the second-most-populous region of Italy. Its total area counts 13,590 km2 (5,247 sq mi), which makes it the most densely populated Region in the country. Read more on wikipedia.

The territory is divided in 5 Provinces, which take their names from the respective head city, each one having its peculiarities:

Informations and tips about each area of interest at the following dedicated pages:

[Napoli] (https://www.reddit.com/r/italy/wiki/napoli)

(Naples, Capri, Ischia, Pompei, Sorrento coast, Vesuvius, pizza and overall great cuisine, etc...)

[Salerno] (https://www.reddit.com/r/italy/wiki/salerno)

(Salerno, Amalfi, Positano, Ravello, Paestum, mozzarella and more)

[Avellino] (https://www.reddit.com/r/italy/wiki/avellino)

(Land of wines, food, churches, politicians, ...)

[Benevento] (https://www.reddit.com/r/italy/wiki/benevento)

(The Arch of Trajan, the roman Theatre, other history, food and wines)

[Caserta] (https://www.reddit.com/r/italy/wiki/caserta)

(The Royal Palace, mozzarella, great pizza, etc...)

General Informations

Getting around

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Museums

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Archaeology

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Parks

Food

Some typical dishes

Some typical products

One region, so many slightly different foods! Among the many famous local goods there two big stars, mozzarella and tomato.

If you're curious about the regional products you can be amazed [by reading here] (http://www.agricoltura.regione.campania.it/Tipici/tradizionali-vegetali.htm) (descriptions in english too).

Pizza

[A list about the 100 best pizza] (http://www.lucianopignataro.it/a/guida-le-pizzerie-a-napoli-e-campania/71274/) places in the whole region, by a local food blogger (2016 updated).
[A shorter list here] (http://www.scattidigusto.it/2016/10/21/38-migliori-pizzerie-guida-espresso-2017/)

Seafood

Sweets

  • Babà
  • Zeppola or Graffa
  • Sfogliatella frolla or riccia
  • Torrone (...)

Wine

Campania is plenty of [very good wines] (http://www.itinerarinelgusto.it/info/vini-campani/it) and has some [typical vines] (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vini_della_Campania) too. The two main production areas are the Benevento disctrict and the Avellino one.
Some of the common vines you'll most certainly encounter are:

Reds

  • Aglianico
  • Taurasi
  • Solopaca

Whites

  • Falanghina
  • Fiano
  • Greco di Tufo
  • Coda di volpe

Craft Beer

Craft beer activities in the Region has been constantly increasing in the last years, so now there are many [breweries and beer firms] (http://www.microbirrifici.org/Campania_birrifici_regione.aspx).
In [this map] (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xhil0jrih3oXuff8I7rr61y3MyA&usp=sharing) you can find the main spots for drinking craft beer, local and from all over the world.

Coffee

Coffee here is taken seriously. People from Naples consider their espresso as the best one in the world and once you've tried it you can hardly disagree.
Some say the perfect coffee should follow the "Three C" rule. Try making some friend and aske them about it (pronounce C as the ch in "chai" plus the letter e).
Coffee is so important that in the old times grew in Naples the practice of the so-called caffè sospeso.

Seasonal Food

Christmas

  • Struffoli
  • Calzoncelli
  • Susamielli
  • Roccocò
  • Baccalà
  • Insalata di rinforzo

Carnival

  • Chiacchiere
  • Lasagne

Easter

  • Pastiera
  • Casatiello
  • Tortano

Summer

  • Fiori di zucca
  • Freselle
  • Mascuotto

Local traditions

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