Aerial photo with the Roman Bridge accessing the old city and the Gate of Frederick II of Swabia.

Capua

"Capua Nuova" was founded on a bend of the Volturno River, on the site that housed the Roman river port of Casilinum. In 900 AD the new town, became a county of the gastaldate of Benevento, then part of the Principality of Salerno and fell under Lombard and Byzantine influences, and later became the center of a Principality of the Normans of Sicily.

Piazza dei Giudici with the Palazzo del Municipio of the XVI century on the left. – © Bruno Cristillo

The Federiciana Hall of the Campano Museum in Capua, the oldest museum of the Province of Caserta founded in 1874. – © Archivio Museo Campano di Capua

The Federiciana Hall of the Campano Museum in Capua with the Picture Gallery at the bottom. – © Archivio Museo Campano di Capua

Piazza dei Giudici with the Palazzo del Municipio of the XVI century on the left. – © Bruno Cristillo

The Roman Bridge and Towers of Federico II—the remains of the bridge of the Via Appia on the Volturno—represent the main Roman heritage of Capua still standing.

Much of Capua's rich and complex history is represented in the Campanus Museum, with its rich heritage of religious and profane works of art, libraries, sculptures, and architectural works. The museum features important collections of Mater Matutae statues, Mommsen lapidary, Norman-Swabian parchments, and other significant sculptures. The Treasury of the Cathedral holds other treasures, including the Evangelary of Alfano, a 12th-century Palermo goldsmith shop, and the reliquaries of the St. Prisco and Stefano of the thirteenth century.

Visit

Capua

Hours

Campanus Museum of Capua:
Entry time: 09:00 – 12:30; 15:00 – 17:00. Closed on Mondays

Capua Cathedral and Diocesan museum:
Entry time: Every day 09:00 – 12:30; 14:00 – 18:00

Pricing

Campanus Museum of Capua: 6€
Capua Cathedral and Diocesan museum: Free entry