Discover Caiazzo

Caiazzo combines architectural and cultural heritage with a local olive-growing tradition and an agricultural landscape. If you’re looking for a hotel in Caiazzo, you can choose your focus based on whether you’re more interested in architecture, archaeological remains, olive growing or local cultural life.

Townscape and Landscape

The Castello dominates the town of Caiazzo and the Medio Volturno Valley. Caiazzo’s location offers views of the surrounding hills as well as the plain below, where grapevines and olive trees are cultivated. The landscape thus brings together hills and agricultural land.

Palazzo and Cathedral

Despite numerous alterations, Palazzo Mazziotti is an imposing 15th-century building. The palazzo is also home to the Museo Kere, a covered ethnographic museum that offers guided tours. The palazzo thus connects architectural history with an ethnographic perspective.

Caiazzo Cathedral is dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta; its origins date back to before the 10th century. The present-day cathedral is a work of the late Neapolitan Baroque, combining Rococo and Neoclassical themes. Two aspects are therefore important to its chronology: its early origins and its much later architectural form.

Archaeological Remains

Archaeological remains from Samnite, Roman and medieval times have been identified in Palazzo Mazziotti. There is also architectural evidence dating from the Renaissance through to the Baroque period. The remains in the palazzo thus span the period from antiquity to later phases of construction.

The Roman cistern consists of two rectangular rooms aligned north–south. They are just under 21 metres long and 8 metres wide; both have a barrel vault 4.50 metres high. A well-preserved section of the ancient walls on the western side is about 4.50 metres high; the blocks measure up to 1.20 × 1.20 metres. For the cistern, the key features are its layout, orientation and vault; for the wall section, its height and block dimensions.

Olive-Growing Traditions

Caiazzo has been a member of the Associazione Nazionale Città dell’Olio since 1996. Membership supports the protection and promotion of the area’s focus on olive growing and oil production. The local olive-growing tradition includes the native Tifata Calatia variety, also known as Caiazzana. Tifata Calatia and Caiazzana are therefore two names for the same variety. If you’re interested in the agricultural character of Caiazzo, this specific name adds detail to the area’s broader focus on olive growing.

Festival History and Il Formale

The Jovinelli Festival was founded in 1997 in honour of Giuseppe Jovinelli. After several years on hiatus, it returned in 2003; since then, it has been organised almost continuously as a festival of theatre and culture in the area. Its founding and revival therefore mark two different milestones in its history. If the festival is relevant to your trip, check the current event dates before making plans.

Il Formale has been designated a national historic monument. The site is located in the hills around Caiazzo, more specifically in San Giovanni e Paolo in the hamlet of Il Formale. This location gives you a precise reference point for exploring this aspect of the area’s cultural heritage.

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