Discover the municipality of San Martino Sannita
The town of San Martino Sannita is located at 11 km of Benevento and is located at an altitude of 450 meters.The village is located a few kilometres from San Giorgio del Sannio, at the foot of the Colle dell’Angelo, and consists of five hamlets (Cucciano, Lentace, Mancusi, San Giacomo, Terranova).
The name San Martino originates from a 9th century church of the same name. In feudal times, the territory belonged to the Abbey of Santa Sofia in Benevento, the Montefusco family and the Annunziata of Naples.
After the Unification of Italy, it became a municipality in 1865 with the name San Martino Ave Gratia Plena, which was changed to its current name in 1872.
Today, the municipality has a population of around 1,200 inhabitants and local production consists mostly of wine, oil, tobacco, wheat, fruit and livestock.
How to get to San Martino Sannita ?
From Pescara: take the A14 motorway, exit Montenero di Bisaccia. Continue in direction of Isernia, Mafalda, Montenero di Bisaccia and take the Trivento’s exit. Then follow the provincial road and pass through Torella del Sannio and Castropignano. Continue on the state road in direction of Benevento, exit at San Giorgio del Sannio and follow in direction of San Martino Sannita.
From Rome: take the A1 motorway, exit at Caianello and continue in direction of Benevento. Then follow the SS 7 Appia road (direction Montesarchio – Caserta), exit at Castello del Lago and continue in direction of San Giorgio del Sannio and follow in direction of San Martino Sannita.
From Naples – Caserta: take the A1 motorway, exit Caserta Sud – Maddaloni. Next, follow the Appia state road 7 (in direction of Montesarchio – Benevento), pass through Maddaloni and follow the direction of Melizzano, Solopaca and Frasso Telesino. Then follow in direction of the A16 – Benevento, exit at San Giorgio del Sannio and proceed in direction of San Martino Sannita.
From Salerno – Avellino: take the A16 motorway, exit Benevento. Then follow the SS 7 Appia road (direction Montesarchio – Caserta), exit at Castello del Lago, continue in direction of San Giorgio del Sannio and proceed in direction of San Martino Sannita.
From Bari: take the A16 motorway, exit Benevento. Then follow the SS 7 Appia road (direction Montesarchio – Caserta), exit at Castello del Lago, continue in direction of San Giorgio del Sannio and follow in direction of San Martino Sannita.
Contacts
- Phone : 082449171
- Website : http://www.comune.sanmartinosannita.bn.it/hh/index.php
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