Campania is a region of Southern
Italy, bordering by Lazio to the north-west, Molise to
the north, Puglia to the north-east, Basilicata to the east,
and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. The region covers 13,595
km² and has a population of 5.6 million.
The name derives from Latin, as it was called by Romans Campania
felix ("fortunate countryside"), a name that is shared by the
French province of Champagne.
The regional capital is Naples (Napoli).
Tourist attractions include the Sibyl's cave at Cumae, the Greek
temples at Paestum, the Roman ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum,
the volcanoes of Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei and Ischia, the Amalfi
Coast (Costiera Amalfitana) from Sorrento to Salerno and the
island of Capri.
Napoli, Salerno,
Avellino, Benevento, Caserta
Campania is a region of Southern
Italy, bordering by Lazio to the north-west, Molise to
the north, Puglia to the north-east, Basilicata to the east,
and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. The region covers 13,595
km² and has a population of 5.6 million.