![]() ![]() Naples is the gritty capital of Italy’s Campania region, famed as being the birthplace of pizza. Places to Visit in Southern Italy Pozzuoli, Southern Italy Naples & the Wider Campania Region Southern Italy The Goths, the Franks, the Arabs, and the Normans have all fought and lived here. Each of them has left its mark on the region’s culture, cuisine, and architecture. ![]() This region has been conquered and occupied by various civilisations throughout the millennia. Shortly thereafter, the entirety of Southern Italy fell under Roman control. Sicily was the first region to fall under Roman control in the 3rd century BC. However, the Roman Empire, which grew from a small agricultural community in Rome, soon proved to be a threat. ¨Magna Graecia¨ (The Greek colony) may have prevailed here early on. Cities such as Syracuse in Sicily followed and became extremely important trading hubs for the Greeks. The Greeks colonised a lot of the region’s coastal areas and islands.Ĭumae was the earliest Greek colony on the Italian mainland. In the 7th century BC, the region became an important centre of Greek civilisation. People have lived here for more than 8,000 years! Southern Italy is one of the oldest, continually-inhabited regions in Europe. The North and South were not only separate, but they also had two different flags! Once upon a time, Italy was made up of two different countries. A Little History of Southern Italy Visiting Southern Italy Only in Southern Italy can you have stunning stretches of coastlines, and charming villages, virtually all to yourself without other tourists to share them with. Your reward for venturing here is a stunning region with a fraction of the crowds of ¨popular¨ Italian travel destinations. Whispers of Mafia activity and a more ¨chaotic¨ pace of life in Southern Italy can sound intimidating. The only exceptions to this are perhaps the Amalfi Coast and Cinque Terre. Far fewer international tourists venture here than they do to other parts of the country. The southern part of Italy is known as the “Mezzogiorno” (midday) region. Falling in Love with Southern Italy Southern Italy: Naples Unfortunately, the Italian south is also largely misunderstood and underrated. ![]() Indeed, many people, Italians included, will tell you that Southern Italy is more comparable to Greece than it is to say, Venice, or Rome. The culture here is distinctly different from that which you will find in the central and northern parts of the country. Southern Italy is one of the most beautiful regions of the Mediterranean. ![]()
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