Nola is an Italian municipality of 33,841 inhabitants[1] in the metropolitan city of Naples in Campania.
It is known as the "Brunian city" for being the birthplace of the philosopher Giordano Bruno, and also as the "city of Lilies" for the centuries-old Festa dei Gigli held annually in June (recognized in 2013 as an intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO).
The historic center and the archaeological finds in the area testify to its ancient origins: the Etruscans, in the 7th century BC, found read more
Nola is an Italian municipality of 33,841 inhabitants[1] in the metropolitan city of Naples in Campania.
It is known as the "Brunian city" for being the birthplace of the philosopher Giordano Bruno, and also as the "city of Lilies" for the centuries-old Festa dei Gigli held annually in June (recognized in 2013 as an intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO).
The historic center and the archaeological finds in the area testify to its ancient origins: the Etruscans, in the 7th century BC, founded it with the name of Hyria and subsequently the Samnites who, after conquering and reconstructing it, called it Nuvla ("new city"). The Latin writer Suetonius, in the Lives of the Caesars, reports that the Roman emperor Augustus died apud Nolam ("near Nola"). In Nola, in 1754, the bishop and saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori wrote the famous Christmas carol Tu scendi dalle stelle.
Given its historical, cultural and commercial importance, it is the main center of the Nola area, to which it gives its name read less
