Gaiola Island
Gaiola Island is one of the minor islands of Naples, off the city's Posillipo residential quarter, in the Metropolitan City of Naples and Campania region, southwestern Italy. It is located within the "Parco sommerso di Gaiola".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Italy
- Also known as: “Scoglia della Gaiola”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parco sommerso di Gaiola and Pausilypon Archaeological Park.
Parco sommerso di Gaiola
Archaeological site
Photo: ChristiHarri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parco sommerso di Gaiola is an archaeological site.
Pausilypon Archaeological Park
Museum
Photo: Armando Mancini, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pausilypon Archaeological Park is a museum.
Santa Maria del Faro
Church
Photo: Baku, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Maria del Faro is a church in the quartiere of Posillipo of Naples, Italy. A church was founded here in the 13th century, and restored in the 18th century using designs by Ferdinando Sanfelice and under the patronage of the Mazza family.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagnoli and Fuorigrotta.
Bagnoli
Suburb
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bagnoli is a western seaside quarter of Naples, Italy, well beyond the confines of the original city. It is beyond Cape Posillipo and, thus, looking on the coast of the Bay of Pozzuoli. Bagnoli is situated 3½ km northwest of Gaiola Island.
Fuorigrotta
Suburb
Fuorigrotta is a western suburb of Naples, southern Italy. Covering an area of 6,2 km2, it is the most populated suburb of the city. Fuorigrotta is situated 4 km north of Gaiola Island.
Gaiola Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.7916° or 40° 47′ 30″ northLongitude
14.18711° or 14° 11′ 14″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8FGPQ5RP+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 174002405OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3175277Wikidata ID
Q3802965
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Gaiola Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة جوالا”
- Azerbaijani: “Qayola adası”
- Catalan: “Illa de la Gaiola”
- Cebuano: “La Gaiola”
- Croatian: “Gaiola (otok)”
- Croatian: “Gaiola”
- Dutch: “Gaiola Island”
- French: “île de la Gaiola”
- French: “Île de la Gaiola”
- Italian: “Isola della Gaiola”
- Italian: “Isola la Gaiola”
- Italian: “Isolotti della Gaiola”
- Italian: “Isolotto della Gaiola”
- Persian: “جزیره گایولا”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Gaiola”
- Spanish: “Isla de la Gaiola”
- Turkish: “Gaiola Adası”
- Turkish: “Isola della Gaiola”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vallone della Gaiola and Marechiaro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Isola la Gaiola and Spiaggia della Gaiola.
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