MUCIRAMA — Museo Civico Raffaele Marrocco
Piedimonte Matese (CE)
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The story
In the former convent of San Tommaso d'Aquino sleep the Runner and the Zeus of Cila: Samnite bronzes pulled out of the mountain just above. A free museum nobody expects in a mountain town.
Access
FREE. Tue-Fri 9-13; Tue and Thu also 15-17. Closed Sat/Sun/Mon
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Piedimonte Matese (CE)
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