DISCOVERING ANCIENT TRADITIONS

Alife is located in the center of a natural amphitheater, in a verdant plain that takes its name (alifana plain), crossed by the middle course of the Volturno river and other streams. A few steps from the spas of Telese, from the village of San Leucio and from the Royal Palace of Caserta. The completely renovated apartment is on two levels, with wifi, air conditioning, independent heating and independent entrance, with the possibility of parking. Guests can use the whole apartment Available for any eventuality, advice or suggestion! Alife has Oscan or Samnite origins, it coined its own currency as a silver drama of the 4th century BC He was long struggling with Rome, from 343 to 290 BC, and was later destroyed during the Samnite wars. There are numerous Samnite burials found in the Conca d'Oro area. Alife was later rebuilt as an oppidum, with the characteristic Roman layout, with maximum decumano and maximum hinge. Incorporated as praefectura sine suffrage in the Roman republic, and then municipium Romanorum, with government of decurions, decemviri, quaestors, censors, building and popes. She was enrolled in the Teretina tribe. The surviving tombstones recount figures and roles of Roman life, including Roman consuls. Fragments of the days 11-19 August and 22-29 August are preserved from the aliphane calendar; it concerns the mention of the alipano Circus, of which, unlike the Amphitheater and the Theater, every trace has been lost. The Roman city, surrounded by still existing walls, remained inhabited throughout the Middle Ages, despite sieges and looting. The Alifan bishopric is very ancient, the first known bishop is Clarus in charge in 499 and after an interruption he resumed with Paolo immediately after 969. A great monastic flowering affected the aliphane territory from 719 to 774 with the foundation of the monasteries of S. Maria and S. Pietro a Massano, S. Maria in Cingla, S. Giovanni, S. Salvatore, and other minors like S. Nazario and S. Martino al Volturno. Inside Alife you can move on foot, but also you can move with the car because there are several areas where you can park for free, also fortunately the train station is only a 5-minute walk away The house is on two levels, and inside there are steps to access the second floor.