Campania Italy

English: Temple of Apollo in Paestum. Español: Templo de Apolo en Paestum. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Campania area of Italy has about  6 million people and includes the city of Naples in the north and goes south along the Mediterranean Sea to Bari in the south. It has some of the best beaches in Europe. They are clean, sandy and have beautiful palm trees. This region is famous for its buffalo milk mozzarella cheese. This is a richer more flavorful version of this popular cheese. If you haven’t tried, please do so. It is sold in America as well. Cities like Paestum have fabulous Greek ruins. You will think you are in Greece. The mountains are high and rugged. They go inland from the sea and are everywhere in Campania. The Cilento National Park is in this region which is Italy’s largest national park. It has miles of trails, horseback riding and camping. This is one of the most beautiful areas of Italy. The famous Amalfi Coast is in Campania as is the beautiful Island of Capri.

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