Via Appia itinerary: from Benevento to Irpinia through contemporary art and archaeology

An itinerary along the Via Appia from Benevento to Lacedonia in Irpinia combines Roman archaeology with contemporary art interventions. In Rotondi, Via Varco hosts ateliers of artists Eugenio Giliberti, Umberto Manzo, Perino & Vele, Lucio Perone, and Peppe Perone, with permanent works from the 2017 project 'Illumina la notte con l’arte di Via Varco' curated by Marco Tonelli. Benevento's ARCOS museum, opened in 2005 in a former air-raid shelter, features temporary exhibitions and also houses the Egyptian section of the Museo del Sannio. Bonito, birthplace of Salvatore Ferragamo, has a street art museum initiated by Collettivo Boca in 2011 through the Impronte street art festival, with works by Millo, Tellas, Giulio Vesprini, Alex Senna, and others. The archaeological park of Aeclanum covers 18 hectares along the Via Appia, with remains of public baths, a market, houses, and a paleochristian basilica. Frigento's Museo Archeologico displays Roman inscriptions and a 20th-century print collection. The Abbazia del Goleto, founded in the mid-12th century by San Guglielmo da Vercelli, features two superimposed churches and a tower built by Badessa Febronia. Lacedonia's MAVI museum holds over 1,800 photos by anthropologist Frank Cancian from 1957, currently closed for renovation.