castle
Royal Palace of Caserta
A colossal Bourbon palace with a 3km garden axis and cascade, rivalling Versailles in scale.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Campania, Italy · Europe
Benevento sits on the route: 10 minutes from Maccoli-Perrillo, 45km from Mount Vesuvius.
Benevento is a town located in Campania, Italy. With a population of 58,418, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Benevento sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Benevento to your route.
Benevento (Italian: [beneˈvɛnto] ; Beneventano: Biniviento [biniˈvjendə]) is a city and comune (municipality) of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento. It is situated on a hill 130 metres (427 feet) above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the Sabato. As of June 30,Read more
2025, Benevento has 55,319 inhabitants. It is also the seat of a Catholic archbishop.
Benevento occupies the site of the ancient Beneventum, originally Maleventum or even earlier Maloenton. In the imperial period, its founder was deemed to have been Diomedes after the Trojan War.
Due to its artistic and cultural significance, the Santa Sofia Church in Benevento was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011, as part of a group of seven historic buildings inscribed as Longobards in Italy, Places of Power (568–774 A.D.).
The patron saint of Benevento is Saint Bartholomew, the Apostle, whose relics are kept at the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta.
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Benevento is located in Campania, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 41.1307 latitude, 14.7782 longitude.
Benevento has a population of approximately 58,418 people, making it a town in Italy.
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castle
A colossal Bourbon palace with a 3km garden axis and cascade, rivalling Versailles in scale.
38 km · about 45 min drive
national park
The brooding volcano above Naples, climbable to a smoking crater rim with sweeping Bay of Naples views.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Ancient Roman city preserved in volcanic ash after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
49 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
An ancient Roman town destroyed by Mount Vesuvius alongside Pompeii, uniquely preserved with intact wooden structures, mosaics, and multi-story buildings.
51 km · about 60 min drive
restaurant
The purists' pizzeria, serving only margherita and marinara from the same Forcella corner since 1870: wood-fired, folded 'a portafoglio', a few euros each. Take a number and wait; the queue moves faster than it looks.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
A chaotic, soulful UNESCO old town of churches, alley shrines and the birthplace of pizza.
54 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A hilltop town perched above the Amalfi Coast renowned for its stunning gardens and classical music festival.
55 km · about 65 min drive
cafe
Naples' belle-époque temple of coffee since 1860, facing Piazza del Plebiscito: birthplace of the 'caffè sospeso' tradition of paying forward a stranger's espresso. Sfogliatella and a scalding tazzulella at the marble counter is the canonical order.
55 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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