Telese Terme (Campania)

Telese Terme, called simply Telese until 1991, is a city in the Province of Benevento, in the Campania region of southern Italy. Telese Terme is now renowned in Campania for its baths and spas, which represent a source of beauty and a cure for some specific problems. The town, in fact, is located at the feet of the Pugliano mountain, whose water-bearing stratum brings sulfureous water that feeds the famous Telese’s baths. Some ruins of the ancient city can be still found in via Roma: Santa Maria della Trinità is the witness to the ancient Cathedral of SS. Croce, built during the 10th century. The Torre Campanaria is what remains of the old building. It was built with some ancient materials coming from the Roman Telesia and it is decorated with motifs known as opus reticulatum.