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Campi Flegrei (the Burning Fields) is the peninsula on the right of the horseshoe-shaped bay of Naples in the region of Campania. It includes the towns of Pozzuoli on the bay of Pozzuoli, Lucrino on the Lucrino Lake and sea, Baia, Bacoli, Miseno, Cuma and Monte di Procida. It is an area of stunning sea views and amazing Roman ruins as well as Greek and Etruscan at Cuma. There is so much history to read and visit.
Cuma Archaeological Park is thought to be the first settlement on mainland Italy, by the ancient Greeks in 1200 BC, followed by the Etruscans and then the Romans.
The remains of this ancient city is still there in the grand Archeological Park of Cuma with all the levels to be seen and featuring the amazing Roman Antro – cave of the prophetess Sybilla – the Antro or Bocca di Sibilla. Sybilla is featured on the Sistine ceiling by Michelangelo as one of the most revered in Roman history. This is where she told the fortunes to the Romans.
If you are a lover of Archaeology as well as Volcanology, then this is the place to be. See Rione Terra the old centro storico that has been restored and has the remains of a Roman village in Pozzuoli where excavations are taking place – take a guided tour. The Mucullaum
Go scuba diving in the submerged Underwater Roman City of Baia to see the statues under the water in the Roman Villas. One can see it from the Baia Archaeological Museum.
Visit the Baia Archaeological park where there is a magnificent Roman cistern as well as other structures.
There are so many ancient archaeological sites that are constantly being uncovered – an Archaeologist’s dream if only the funding could be there – the whole small area is layered on a Greek, Etruscan, Roman foundation then 2000 years of modern living. See our article about Velia – a Greek and Roman city that has been excavated over recent years by Archaeologists and their students from the University of Napoli.
It is and was a popular area for the Romans to live due to the natural beauty of the Peninsula jutting out into the Tirrennian sea, the sea and island views are spectacular.
Read here about the Flavio Amphitheatre in Pozzuoli which was made at a similar time to the Rome Colosseum and is still amazingly intact.
Also in Pozzuoli see the famous Macellum – the Tempio di Serapide – the ancient site of the Roman markets.
The comunes of Pozzuoli and Bacoli govern the area. The views from lighthouse from the Cape of Miseno, out over the gulf of Pozzuoli and Napoli as well as the islands, are simply stunning. Miseno was the port from which the Roman fleets set sail. The cliffs made of tufa give the area a spectacular beauty as well as preserving the ancient marble from bygone times.
The islands of Ischia and Procida, lie just off the coast of Pozzuoli – to arrive you take the ferry from the port of Pozzuoli.