Campania is a beautifully unspoiled region of Italy. And the Mesogheo, an Italian countryside Bed and Breakfast at Benevento, north-east of Naples, provides the opportunity to explore it to the full.
Campania is a land soaked in history. The Sanniti, a proud and combative mountain population who fought with Rome for dominion over Italy, once lived here. On the coast, at Cuma, lived the Greeks, who preferred to maintain contact with the sea and had profitable commercial relations with the Sanniti. And the meeting of these two cultures produced a rich and vibrant culture in Campania.
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Today Campania is perfect for pleasant walks and excursions. Among the rolling hills, vineyards and olive groves and fields of tobacco, it's lovely to discover medieval towns and cities. There is Sant'Agata dei Goti, with its perfect, elegant historic centre. Morcone, which sits on the hill that separates the province of Benevento from Campobasso; here, during the first days of January the population participates en masse in the re-enactment of one of the most important nativity festivals in Italy. This Italian countryside Bed and Breakfast at Benevento, north-east of Naples provides the perfect base for discovering all these and more.
There is Guardia Sanframondi, home of great wines, where every seven years at 'ferragosto' the extraordinary penitential procession in honour of the Assumption is held. Cerreto Sannita, famous for its ceramics of exquisite taste, is a small city constructed by the Bourbons in the XVIII century on an orthogonal design. Benevento, the capital, a city of antique origin, is decorated with Roman monuments like the Arch of Traiano. This contains a unique historic record of the long domination of Campania by the Lombards, and is home to old and fascinating legends like the one of the magic walnut tree used as a meeting point for witches. Ask your hosts to tell you the stories.
The wines of Sannite are among the most famous in Italy. Fine Campania reds include Aglianico del Taburno, Solopaca and Barbera del Sannio. Among the white wines, one of the mostfamous is the Falanghina, pale straw coloured, with green highlights and with a slightly acid taste. You'll find cantinas and wine makers mentioned in the best wine guides. You'll also discover other Campania specialities, including Monovitigno grappa, walnut wine, and excellent spumante. All are found at Sant'Agata dei Goti, Castelvenere, Ponte, Dugenta, Foglianise, Torrecuso, all a short distance from your Italian countryside Bed and Breakfast at Benevento, north-east of Naples.
Typical farm products are an excellent virgin olive oil, cheeses, milk products, taralli (special biscuits) and other breads and pastries. There are excellent meats and typical cakes and cookies including the well-known torroni. As far as fruit is concerned, the most characteristic of the area, the annurca apple, 'brutta ma buona' (ugly but good!) is never absent from the table.
The philosophy of this Italian countryside Bed and Breakfast at Benevento, north-east of Naples is based on relaxed, unforced hospitality. Nothing is imposed: not meals, not conversation - you ask and you receive! The restaurant will offer you creative cooking which, although it starts with local Campania products, doesn't pretend to be 'typical' but reflects the open personality of the owners. The atmosphere is ideal for making friends and passing the time quietly with others, but is also perfect should you want to remain alone in peace and quiet.
Your hosts have a wealth of information (and a good library) on everything happening in Campania. Just ask! Click below for more details.
