Smithsonian MagazineOct 30, 2025How This Italian Town Came to Be Known as the 'City of Witches'Centuries ago, it was said that Benevento was a gathering place for the occult. Today, superstitions still run deep11 things in this storyArch of TrajanAttractionfrom ancient timesMuseum of WitchesMuseumtestament to how customs surviveRoman theaterSightFrom the era of the Emperors to the present: the main place of culture and entertainment in Benevento Listed as one of…River SabatoSightLe streghe di Benevento tra storia e leggenda: chi erano le janare, che si riunivano ai piedi di un noce per i loro…Palazzo Paolo VSightmuseum is located hereLiquore StregaPlacefounded in 1860 by Giuseppe AlbertiPremio StregaPlacefamous literary prize named in honorJanua, Benevento’s Museum of WitchesMuseumJanuaMuseumWalnut tree of BeneventoSightCorso GaribaldiNeighborhoodRead the full piece at Smithsonian Magazine →
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