Phlegrean Fields "On the trail of the myth"

The Greek colonists of the 8th century B.C. imported to Campania most of their traditions and cults. Apollo, god of the sun and his priestess, the Sibyl Euphoibe, seem to be still alive and present all over the so-called Phlegraean Fields, sharing their room together with volcanoes and roman ghosts…..

 

Pozzuoli

pozzuoli solfatara
The coast road leads to the doorway of ancient Roman Puteoli (194 A.C.), the seaside colony that the Greeks had already named Dicearchia (530 B.C.). Dominated by the Rione Terra, the fortified medieval citadel is just a few steps away from the Temple of Serapis and the Flavian Amphitheater. Pozzuoli is famous for a thousand reasons, ranging from archeological monuments to the folkloristic fish market, from the bradyseism phenomenon to the site of the martyrdom of San Gennaro-not to forget the charms of Pozzuoli's most illustrious daughter: Sophia Loren! There is so much to see in Pozzuoli, that to do everything in a single day is simply not possible. This is especially the case if, after visiting the town and touring the Solfatara, you want something more. You can complete your phlegrean experience by visiting Baia, Bacoli and Cumae as well.
 
 

Baia

baia archeological park The visit begins from Punta Epitaffio, so called from the inscription that don Pedro de Toledo, the Spanish Viceroy, wrote down there to celebrate the pleasantness of the area, in particular the nearby Baths of Nero. Under the inscription you can admire the submerged city whose ruins were transferred and displayed into the Archeological Museum of the Phlegrean Fields in Baia's Aragonese Castle. In Roman times, the coasts and lands of Baia were celebrated worldwide and, in the last century of the Republic, Baia itself was considered to be a vacation resort. Thus, having a villa in this area became a real sign of prestige.The city was well equipped with all the comforts: temples, shops, the thermal baths, the ruins of which can still be admired inside the Archeological Park. From the port of Baia it is possible to enjoy coastal excursions and visits to the submerged city on glass-bottom boats; it is the only way to see the ancient Via Herculanea, as well as some mosaics on the floor dating back to the Roman Age

 

Bacoli

Past Baia the visitor finds Bacoli, a happy little resort town. Bacoli was born as a military port to host the glorious Roman Fleet becoming through the centuries a small fishing town. The visitors are attracted by the specialties offered by restaurants and inns in the area, as well as by the Roman cisterns such as the Piscina Mirabilis, in the heart of the historic center, and the Cento Camerelle [hundred small rooms],which used to be an enormous water tank belonging to one of the beautiful patrician homes of the territory. On this topic, there is the Tomb of Agrippina, just as interesting and suggestive.Being along the coast, the town offers the chance to those who are in love with beach life to lay down and relax on its very long shore area.



Phlegrean Lakes

averno lake Lakes are a characteristic element of the Phlegrean landscape. Almost all of them are of volcanic origin and they are all connected to the sea.Among the several ones lake Averno catches the eyes for being the legendary entrance to the Aedes and for its inner slopes covered with vineyards; the closer Lucrino takes its name from Lucrum (profit) due to the use of the lake as fish farm; both are very suggestive indeed, and they were used during the Roman Age as dry dock shipyard. Beyond Monte di Procida, in the area inland between Torregàveta and Cumae, one finds Fusaro, easily recognized by the slim wharf that joins the elegant Bourbon shooting lodge to the mainland.

 

Cumae

cumae apollo temple 
The acropolis is all that is left of the first city of the colonies of Greater Greece, founded in 8th century B.C. by colonists in exile from the Eubean Island, their motherland. It sits in a magnificent strategic position facing the sea and is today in a suggestive archeological park .Yet Cumae is not just the first city in this area, by any means; it was also one of the richest and most educated, so much so that its inhabitants, the Cumeans, very soon took on the role of founders of new colonies such as Parthenope and Neapolis. It is precisely on these Eubean shores that Virgil places the main character of his Aeneid. This is the place where Aeneas questioned the priestess oracle of Apollo, the Sybil,about his future. Her responses were written on pages that she would then scatter to the wind.
Will drive through Pozzuoli and stop at the Flavian Anphitheatre, than we’ll approach Baia for visiting the Aragona Castle, later on we’ll drive towards Cumae to visit the hole of the Sybil and the Apollo Temple. Along the road we’ll enjoy the view of the Averno and Lucrino lakes.
 

 

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