This area is a stone's throw from the hotel we stayed at in Benevento so we felt it would be silly not to visit. We expected to spend about half an hour exploring, but when we bought our tickets we were told to wait inside the building. We were the only visitors at the time and the attendant came into the building and began explaining a bit about the complex. Then she started a multi-media 'experience' for us. It described the Arch of Trajan's history and the local history too. At the end of our experience the attendant re-appeared and bade us farewell. We then went to wander around the garden surrounding the ex-church. All in all we spent about an hour and a half on our visit and we loved it all. Definitely recommended.

Across the street from the Arch is a small stone building which dates back to the 10th century. It was a church and convent and later a farmhouse. Inside now is a walkway and a presentation of several screens of the history of Trajan and what is on carved on the Arch. It is very well done and really explains the carvings by highlighting parts of each section. The outside of the building is interesting too. Although built in the Middle Ages you can see where they repurposed some of the old Roman buildings.