Sepino
At Roman Saepinum, an ancient drove road becomes the paved decumanus: the route of the flocks is still the route through the town.
The Roman town of Saepinum at Altilia, below modern Sepino. PaestumPaestum, CC BY 4.0. Cropped for layout.
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Why it is worth the drive
Roman Saepinum was laid out where two established routes met: the path that became the Pescasseroli-Candela drove road and the route descending from the Matese. The planners used them as the decumanus and cardo of the new town, which can still be read through its gates, forum, basilica and theatre.
The transhumance route does not merely pass the ruins: inside Saepinum it becomes the paved decumanus. The archaeological park traces the movement of flocks, goods and people along that corridor into the twentieth century.
Getting there
Naples (NAP) is about 130 kilometres by road. There is no station at the archaeological area, so driving is the simplest way to reach Altilia.
The honest part
The ten-euro ticket and published hours are current operational information, not permanent facts. The museum has separate hours, accessibility arrangements require direct contact, and temporary closures can occur: use the park's official page close to the visit.
SourcesIstat · Ministero della Cultura · Parco archeologico di Sepino · Ministero della Cultura, Amministrazione trasparente5
- Istat · 1 January 2026 (provisional)
Evidence note. Italy, Sourced uses the municipality-level total in Istat's provisional 2026 population dataset.
- Ministero della Cultura · updated 3 March 2026
Evidence note. The ministry documents the two-route street plan and publishes the current hours, ticket, last admission and accessibility contact.
- Parco archeologico di Sepino · accessed 13 September 2026
Evidence note. The park explains how the Pescasseroli-Candela drove road becomes Saepinum's main urban street and remained a corridor into the twentieth century.
- Parco archeologico di Sepino · accessed 13 September 2026
Evidence note. The park connects the gate, the imperial inscription and the movement of flocks along the drove road.
- Ministero della Cultura, Amministrazione trasparente · 27 February 2026
Evidence note. The official record documents a temporary 2026 closure and supports treating opening information as changeable.