Foce di Licola
Foce di Licola is a stream mouth in Campania, Southern Italy. Foce di Licola is situated nearby to the locality Lido di Liccola, as well as near Alveo Camandoli.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Licola railway station and Grotta di Cocceio.
Grotta di Cocceio
Cave
The Grotta di Cocceio is an ancient Roman tunnel nearly a kilometre in length connecting Lake Avernus with Cumae and dating from 38-36 BC. It was burrowed through the tuff stone of Monte Grillo by the architect Lucius Cocceius Auctus at the command of Agrippa who was in the process of converting the Lake into a military port, the Portus Julius. Grotta di Cocceio is situated 3½ km southeast of Foce di Licola.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Licola and Cumae.
Licola
Suburb
Licola is a land in the province of Naples which takes its name from Lago di Licola, a lake which formerly occupied part of the area. The current population of Licola ranges between 4000 and 5000.
Cumae
Village
Photo: AlexanderVanLoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cumae was the first ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia on the mainland of Italy and was founded by settlers from Euboea in the 8th century BCE. It became a rich Roman city, the remains of which lie near the modern village of Cuma, a frazione of the comune Bacoli and Pozzuoli in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy. Cumae is situated 3½ km southeast of Foce di Licola.
Baiae
Suburb
Photo: Kleuske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baiae was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli. It was a fashionable resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to Capri, Pompeii, and Herculaneum by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC. Baiae is situated 6 km southeast of Foce di Licola.
Foce di Licola
- Type: Stream mouth
- Category: body of water
- Location: Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.86667° or 40° 52′ northLongitude
14.03333° or 14° 2′ eastOpen location code
8FGPV28M+M8GeoNames ID
3174754
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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