Discover the municipality of Melizzano
The town of Melizzano is located at 40 km of Benevento and is located at an altitude of 190 meters.The municipality is located in the Taburno region, on the right side of the Vallone di Prata. It has about 1,700 inhabitants and is famous for its agricultural production, such as high-quality olive oil and wine production.
Some scholars have identified Melizzano with the ancient city of Melae, a Samnite settlement that witnessed several battles during the Second Punic War. The earliest documented information dates back to Norman times, when it was a casale of the Caserta countryside.
The territory was owned by the Signoretto and Gambacorta families in 1506. Later it belonged to the De Capua and Bellucci families in the 12th century and finally passed to the Corso family, who owned it until the feudal system was abandoned in 1806. It became part of the province of Benevento after the unification of Italy.
How to get to Melizzano ?
From Pescara: take the A14 motorway, exit Termoli and continue in direction of Boiano-Benevento. Continue in direction of Caianello, exit at Solopaca and follow Melizzano.
From Rome: take the A1 motorway, exit Caianello. Continue in direction of Benevento, exit at Solopaca and follow the directions for Melizzano.
From Naples – Caserta: take the A1 motorway, exit Caserta Sud-Maddaloni. Continue towards Fondo Valle Isclero, exit at Solopaca and follow the directions for Melizzano.
From Salerno – Avellino: take the A16 motorway, exit Benevento. Continue towards Caianello, exit at Solopaca and follow the directions for Melizzano.
From Bari: take the A16 motorway, exit Benevento. Continue in direction of Caianello, exit at Solopaca and follow the directions for Melizzano.