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Campi Flegrei - Baia, Bacoli, Miseno Bacoli, Bacoli, 80070 |
The present area covered by the town of Bacoli includes some important Roman sites and has its roots in Greek mythology. Hercules, after having defeated Geryon, built some stables here where he housed the oxen of the def... more
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Campi Flegrei - Cuma Via di Cuma, Naples, 80132 |
Campi Flegrei (and its eastward extension into the area of the city of Napoli) are considered a potentially highly dangerous volcanic area. The presence of large numbers of people in that area (the town of Pozzuoli and p... more
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Campi Flegrei - I Laghi Vico Basilio Puoti, Naples, 80134 |
The Campi Flegrei is an unsettled and intriguing area, capable of evoking fear, superstitions, myths, and legends. The Averno lake, created 4000 years ago by a violent volcanic explosion, was believed by the ancients to ... more
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Campi Flegrei - Pozzuoli Via Pozzuoli Giugliano, Naples, 80078 |
The burning Campi Flegrei are located to the West of Naples along the coast between Posillipo and Cuma, and include the islands of Ischia and Procida. Since ancient times the Mediterranean people have considered the Camp... more
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Capri Via Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra, Naples, 80133 |
“Capri in summer is hot, crowded and absolutely wonderful. I went with my family in the middle of August, not the best time of year to visit due to the intense heat and thousands of tourists. This beautiful place i... more
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Casina Pompeiana Villa Comunale - Riviera di Chiaia, Naples, 80121 |
The Neo-classical building was built in 1870 and was called 'Pompeiorama', because it housed a permanent exhibition of images from Pompeii - first looked after by the artist F.Maldarelli and then by the photographer Laur... more
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Castel Nuovo 64 Piazza Municipio, Naples, 80133 |
The New Castle, housing municipal offices, was built in the late 13th century on orders from Charles I, king of Naples, as a royal residence for the House of Anjou. It was badly ruined and virtually reconstructed in the ... more
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Catacombe di San Gaudioso via Sanita n.124, Naples, 80136 |
Also present in the Catacombs of San Gaudioso are seventeenth century portraits using the skulls of nobles (see above). In the 1600s, nobles subscribed to a funerary practice which, by modern standards, is morbid, to say... more
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Celebration of the Epiphany All over the city, Naples |
In the late 15th century when Turks were marauding the Balkans, many Albanian communities were welcomed to Southern Italy. One of these established the village of Piana degli Albanesi near Palermo. The people integrated ... more
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Chiesa Anglicana 15 Via San Pasquale a Chiaia, Naples, 80121 |
In 1860 non-Catholic cults, forbidden by Rome, met only in foreign embassy's, that is to say, on foreign soil. The Anglican cult met at the British Consulate, Palazzo Calabritto. It was consecrated by the first Bishop of... more
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