The city is at the base of one of the Tifata hills, the towers of its medieval castle and the Church ofSan Michele crowning the heights above. The fine old palace of theCaraffa family (once dukes of Maddaloni), the old college now named afterGiordano Bruno, and the institute for the sons of soldiers are the chief points of interest.
TheGothic church of Santa Margherita has a series of 15th-century frescoes by the Florentine painterGiovanni Balducci. The church of the Annunziata has a series of early 17th century paintings that decorate the rich wooden ceiling. Many of the works were patronized by the local feudal lords, the Carafa family.
The town has two museums, the Museo Civico and the Museo Archeologico, which contains pre-Roman tombs and objects from the ancient city of Calatia.
There are many important schools in Maddaloni. The "Convitto Nazionale Giordano Bruno" is the oldest public secondary school in the province of Caserta. It was founded in 1807 in the former Franciscan convent. The great hall has aceiling, which is decorated with the largestcanvas painting in the world spanning 720 square metres (7,800 sq ft).[3][4][5][6]
The "Villaggio dei Ragazzi" was originally a school for orphans founded in 1947 by local priest Don Salvatore D'Angelo. The private school has become an important centre of learning in the province and has been run by the religious order The Legion of Christ since its founder died in 2000.
Giulietta Sacco was born here in 1944 and continued to live here, is a prominent interpreter of Neapolitan songs in the late 1960s and 1970s.
About 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Valle di Maddaloni is the Ponte della Valle, anaqueduct built by the orders ofCharles of Bourbon king of Naples and his son. It was built to convey the water of the Taburno toCaserta across the valley between MonteLongano andMonte Gargano. In that area, the aqueduct goes past a threefold series of arches rising to a height of nearly 100 metres (330 ft) and measuring 529 metres (1,736 ft) long.
