Archaeological site
Amphitheatre of Capua
L'anfiteatro dell'antica Capua, tra i più grandi del mondo romano, con il Museo dei Gladiatori.
Palace · Santa Maria Capua Vetere (CE)
Palazzo Melzi
- Visit: about 50 min
17th-century palace in Santa Maria Capua Vetere beside the cathedral, formerly a curia, law court and town hall, now a university building.
Next to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Palazzo Melzi was built between 1630 and 1636 for Cardinal Camillo Melzi, Archbishop of Capua, as the seat of the archiepiscopal mensa, and was enlarged a few decades later by Giovanni Antonio Melzi. In 1734, during the War of the Polish Succession, the archbishop moved here when the Spanish troops arrived.We like its history of constant transformation: from 1806 it became the law courts, as the inscription on the façade still recalls, it also housed the town hall until 1862 and then post offices. Since 1992 it has been a university building and today it belongs to the Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli; in the great hall stands a large statue of Victor Emmanuel II. We suggest taking a look at it during a stroll around the square.
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More places in Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Archaeological site
Arch of Hadrian
L'arco romano detto anche Arco Felice, tra Santa Maria Capua Vetere e Capua, probabilmente dedicato all'imperatore Adriano.
Church
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Santa Maria Capua Vetere
La basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore a Santa Maria Capua Vetere, fondata nel 432 da san Simmaco, unisce marmi antichi e decori barocchi.
Archaeological site
Ancient Capua
L'antica Capua, una delle città più grandi dell'Italia romana, oggi Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
Archaeological site
Catabulum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Edificio romano a pianta centrale con tamburo ottagonale e cupola, oggi interpretato come ambiente di un grande complesso termale.
Church
Sant'Andrea Apostolo
Archaeological site
Cryptoporticus of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Il più grandioso criptoportico della Campania: tre lunghi bracci voltati sotto l'ex carcere, con ottanta finestre e trenta nicchie.