Campania

Campania is a region of southern Italy, bordering Lazio, Molise, Apulia, and Basilicata and facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. Its capital is Naples.

Naples: Naples is a major port city in southern Italy and the capital of Campania. The region’s capital anchors its political, cultural, and urban life.
Southern Italy: Southern Italy is the southern part of the Italian peninsula, comprising regions south of Rome. Campania is one of the peninsula’s principal southern regions.
Osci: The Osci were an ancient Italic-speaking people of southern Italy. They inhabited Campania before Roman dominance.
Neapolitan pizza: Neapolitan pizza is a style of pizza originating in Naples, traditionally made with a soft, thin center and raised crust. It is Campania’s best-known culinary tradition and a marker of Neapolitan identity.
Amalfi Coast: The Amalfi Coast is a steep coastal stretch in Campania, known for its towns and Mediterranean landscape. Its cliffside settlements make the region’s southern coastline distinctive.
Tyrrhenian Sea: The Tyrrhenian Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea west of the Italian peninsula. It forms Campania’s western maritime boundary.
Etruscan civilization: Etruscan civilization flourished in central Italy before Roman expansion. Etruscan influence reached northern Campania and its early cities.
Pomodoro San Marzano dell'Agro Sarnese-Nocerino: Pomodoro San Marzano dell'Agro Sarnese-Nocerino is a protected designation for a tomato grown in specified areas of Campania. Its protected origin links regional agriculture to local soil and food culture.
Pompeii: Pompeii is an ancient Roman city preserved beneath volcanic deposits from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Its ruins are among Campania’s most renowned archaeological sites.
Mount Vesuvius: Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano near Naples, known for its eruption in 79 CE. Its volcanic history shaped settlements and fertile soils around the Bay of Naples.

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