Capua Attractions

5km/3mi northwest of the ancient city of Capua Vetere, in a bend of the River Volturno, is the modern town of Capua (25m/83ft; pop. 19,000), the see of an archbishop, built on the site of the ancient Capua after its destruction in the ninth century and held for many years by Norman rulers. In the center of the town, near the Volturno, is the cathedral, rebuilt after its destruction during the Second World War, the only parts that survived unscathed being the campanile and the 11th century forecourt, with its ancient columns (third century). Nearby is the Campanian Provincial Museum, the most important archeological museum in Campania after the National Museum in Naples.