"… has a very ancient origin. It was called “Pagus Augustus Felix Suburbanus" by Roman people. In 79 A.C. it was buried under the ash and rubble of Mount Vesuvius. In 1200 Federico II of Svevia used this spot as a royal hunting reserve called "Sylva Mala". In 1500 the first rural houses of Trecase were built, this name is because People had to pay taxes to three female monasteries, St. Chiara, St. Maria Egiziaca e St. Maria Maddalena. Nowadays, Trecase is a little town located at the foot of Vesuvius which dominates on... more »
