The territory is characterized by a mainly hilly morphology and from the meteorological point of view by a mild climate, conditions that favor the cultivation of vineyards and olive groves that give excellent quality fruits. The village is composed of the ancient farmhouses «Palazzo», «Barassano», «Leschito», «Golini», «Posto», «Sirignano», «Cautani», «Oliveto» and «Foglianise» which gave its name to the village and a modern part that develops in the flat area of «Prato» and in the districts of Utile, G. Viglione, Cienzi, Iannilli, and further downstream the blocks of the Palmenta.

Foglianise is certainly of Roman age as evidence of the stone wall in the church of S. Pietro in Vitulano. The Latin inscription, dating from around the third century, is wanted by the freedman Umbrio Politimo who offers an altar dedicating it to the goddess Fortuna Folianensis. This precious repertoire refers to the existence of the cult to the goddess Fortuna who here assumed the title of Folianensis as venerated in the belonged to Folius, Roman patrician. The inscription is reported and therefore recognized also by the illustrious historian of Latin epigraphy Teodoro Mommsen in his corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (Berlin 1883). Other remarkable finds on its Roman origin such as the rock engraving dedicated to god Silvano on the banks of the river Jenga.

With the fall of the Roman Empire follows a period of scarcity of information about life in the territory Folianensis also because of the strong earthquake that in 369 destroyed most of the centers of Sannio. With the Lombard invasion of Sannio in 570, the great Duchy of Benevento was founded and then elevated to Principality. It is the period in which documents appear that show the revival of the settlement of Folianensis that is part, together with the other centers of the Valley, of the Gastaldato di Tocco. In the following times Fulianensis (as it is mentioned in documents of the time), saw the invasion and the passage of the troops of Charles of Anjou and Manfred of Swabia that around this territory seem to have fought around 1200.

In a document of 1417 Folianensis is named Tocco’s farmhouse, while already after the earthquake of 1456 the decayed town of Tocco is mentioned as a farmhouse of Vallo di Vitulano. Foglianese (so called until some time ago) suffered during the '500 and '600 the fate of the other houses of the Vitulano Wall among the various feudal lords who bought and sold the feud until 1806 when Joseph Bonaparte, after having occupied the Kingdom of Naples, divided it into 14 provinces. Foglianise was one of the ten municipalities formed in the Vitulano district of the province of the Ultra Principality with headquarters in Avellino. In 1816, the Bourbon Restoration did not deprive the Valley’s ten municipalities of autonomy, including Foglianise. The town is counted in the province of Benevento constituted 15 May 1861, while in 1892 it was aggregated to the district of Benevento and the mandate of Vitulano.

Foglianese (so called until some time ago) suffered during the '500 and '600 the fate of the other houses of the Vitulano Wall among the various feudal lords who bought and sold the feud until 1806 when Joseph Bonaparte, after having occupied the Kingdom of Naples, divided it into 14 provinces. Foglianise was one of the ten municipalities formed in the Vitulano district of the province of the Ultra Principality with headquarters in Avellino. In 1816, the Bourbon Restoration did not deprive the Valley’s ten municipalities of autonomy, including Foglianise. The town is counted in the province of Benevento constituted 15 May 1861, while in 1892 it was aggregated to the district of Benevento and the mandate of Vitulano. Foglianese (so called until some time ago) suffered during the '500 and '600 the fate of the other houses of the Vitulano Wall among the various feudal lords who bought and sold the feud until 1806 when Joseph Bonaparte, after having occupied the Kingdom of Naples, divided it into 14 provinces.

Foglianise was one of the ten municipalities formed in the Vitulano district of the province of the Ultra Principality with headquarters in Avellino. In 1816, the Bourbon Restoration did not deprive the Valley’s ten municipalities of autonomy, including Foglianise. The town is counted in the province of Benevento constituted 15 May 1861, while in 1892 it was aggregated to the district of Benevento and the mandate of Vitulano. Foglianise was one of the ten municipalities formed in the Vitulano district of the province of the Ultra Principality with headquarters in Avellino. In 1816, the Bourbon Restoration did not deprive the Valley’s ten municipalities of autonomy, including Foglianise. The town is counted in the province of Benevento constituted 15 May 1861, while in 1892 it was aggregated to the district of Benevento and the mandate of Vitulano. Foglianise was one of the ten municipalities formed in the Vitulano district of the province of the Ultra Principality with headquarters in Avellino. In 1816, the Bourbon Restoration did not deprive the Valley’s ten municipalities of autonomy, including Foglianise. The town is counted in the province of Benevento constituted 15 May 1861, while in 1892 it was aggregated to the district of Benevento and the mandate of Vitulano.

In the 70s the country has undergone profound changes: there has been a great urban development towards the flat part of the country and the economy, until then exclusively agricultural artisan, has seen the birth of industry and the tertiary sector. It is currently one of the 14 municipalities of the Regional Park of Taburno Camposauro. the territory of Foglianise is part of the Regional Park of Taburno Camposauro Established in 2002 The park has an extension of 12,370 hectares, with a population of about 25,000 inhabitants distributed in the territories of 14 municipalities in the province of Benevento. The Taburno-Camposauro massif is part of the Campania Apennines. Located west of Benevento, in whose province falls entirely, culminates in Mount Taburno (m 1394), Camposauro (m. 1388) and Pentime (m 1170). Their profile resembles that of a woman lying down, hence the nickname: "Dormiente del Sannio" given to the massif. It is interesting to visit the Park at any time of the year even if the best months are summer and autumn. along the many paths that cross the Park you can spend days in a natural dimension, discovering the secrets of the forest, its rich flora and fauna, its geological and anthropological peculiarities.

The unspoiled nature and silence lead to a relaxing dimension and away from everyday stress, the scents and colors allow, at least for a moment, the complete fusion with nature, natural condition of man too often forgotten in today’s chaotic and technological world . Walking through the many paths that cross the Park you can admire how the vegetation changes according to the altitude passing by the beautiful olive groves and vineyards of the foothills, the immense forests of beech and chestnut woods around 800 - 900 meters, to be surprised by the absolute lack of vegetation of the tectonic-karstic depressions of the Cepino field, the Melaino and the Campo plane, you can also find a huge variety of Mediterranean species of plants, which are joined, as you climb, submontane and mountain species and various types of edible fungi. Going into the woods you can come into contact with various species of wild animals including the feared wild boar and the poisonous viper or you can admire the majestic flight of the kestrel or buzzard.

An excursion to the Regional Park of Taburno Camposauro allows you to visit and know the places and at the end to understand the "inner sense" of the territory of visitors, to perceive, that is, the uniqueness, that set of environmental conditions, biological, cultural that makes the protected area of the Park different and unique. Due to its geo-morphological conformation, Foglianise bases its economy on the cultivation of vines and olive trees. Cradle of Aglianico del Taburno and Taburno ( in the types Novello, Piedirosso, Falanghina, Coda di Volpe, Greco) DOC since 1986, and other IGT wines, all produced by the famous Cantina del Taburno, Foglianise is also known for the production of the excellent extra virgin olive oil so as to be included in the territory of the PDO "Sannio Caudino Telesino" along with other 34 centers of the province of Benevento.

The harvest begins in the last days of September and lasts, also in relation to weather conditions, until almost the entire month of October. In the months of November and December, however, walking through the country streets, it is easy to see men and women struggling with the harvest of olives which are subsequently transformed into oil in the mills in the territory. Extra virgin olive oil is the main ingredient of the Foglianese table which offers specialties such as: Cecatielli cù sugu (cavatelli with tomato sauce and basil); Pizzilli cù l'alici (pizzas with anchovies); Lampi and truoni (lagane with chickpeas); Cucchiari (simple pizzas); Pancakes (simple crepes); Paparuli’m'buttiti (stuffed peppers prepared especially at Christmas and San Rocco); Sciurilli (pizzas with pumpkin flowers); Spugnata and Zupp'e cardone (soups both cooked at Christmas; the first served as an appetizer at dinner and the second enjoyed on the day of the 25th); Menestra 'mmaritata (vegetable cooked with pork); Fasuli 'dintu 'u pignato (beans cooked slowly in a terracotta pan); Pane cu 'e cicule (bread stuffed with pieces of pork fat); Viscotta (piece of biscuit bread seasoned with pieces of tomato); Panecuotto (stale bread cooked with earth products).

Among the typical desserts are: Cazzarielli (fresh pasta in the form of spaghetti boiled in cooked wine), Ferretti and chat with honey ( desserts prepared during Carnival) in addition to Puccellato (bread with eggs, prepared during Easter, which can be rustic or sweet) and other fragrant baked goods such as pastarelle and taralli simple or with eggs, biscuits with almonds or raisins. The excellent wood-fired bread is ideal to accompany the tasting of sausages, hams, bacon and local meats.