Tempio e teatro di San Nicola

The Teatro-Tempio romano di Monte San Nicola, also known as: Teatro Tempio di Pietravairano, is located in Pietravairano, Italy. It is a rare example of a Roman theater-temple complex that was built during the Republican era (II-I century BC). The complex consists of a rectangular temple and a theater modeled after Greek theaters. The semicircular cavea was carved out of the natural slope of the hill, and the stage was located along the edge of the terrace, reinforced by four turrets.

The ancient complex is made up of a temple and a theater on two terraces at different heights. The temple is on the upper terrace and has three very similar rooms (cellae) where statues of the deities worshiped in this place were probably located. The theater is on the lower terrace and has a semicircular cavea, which was carved out of the natural slope of the hill, and a stage (the palco) located along the edge of the terrace, reinforced by four turrets. The Teatro-Tempio romano di Monte San Nicola is situated on Mount San Nicola at an altitude of 409 meters above sea level in Sant’Eremo, Pietravairano (Caserta).

If you’re driving, you can take the A1 highway and exit at the Caianello tollbooth. Then take the Superstra Telesina and exit after 3 km at Pietravairano. From Benevento, take the superstrada Telesina and exit at Pietravairano. Once you’ve parked your car in Sant’Eremo (a small hamlet of Pietravairano), you can follow the marked path to reach the Teatro-Tempio romano di Monte San Nicola. The walk takes about 20 minutes and is only slightly challenging in some parts1. If you’re using public transportation, you can use Moovit to find the best way to get to Teatro Tempio San Nicola with step-by-step directions from the nearest public transit station