Foce Nuova del Fusaro
Foce Nuova del Fusaro is a stream mouth in Campania, Southern Italy. Foce Nuova del Fusaro is situated nearby to the village Cumae, as well as near the locality Monte di Cuma.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grotta di Cocceio and Cumae amphitheatre.
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.
Cumae amphitheatre
Archaeological site
Casina Vanvitelliana
Historic building
The Casina Vanvitelliana is a hunting lodge located on a small island in Fusaro Lake, in the municipality of Bacoli.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cumae and Baiae.
Cumae
Village
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 in and around modern Cuma, an area divided between the neighboring comuni of Pozzuoli and Bacoli, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania.
Baiae
Suburb
Baiae is an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli. It was a 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 2½ km southeast of Foce Nuova del Fusaro.
Torregaveta
Village
Torregaveta is a frazione of the Italian comune of Monte di Procida, in the metropolitan city of Naples, in Campania. It has approximately one thousand inhabitants. Torregaveta is situated 2½ km south of Foce Nuova del Fusaro.
Foce Nuova del Fusaro
- Type: Stream mouth
- Category: body of water
- Location: Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.83456° or 40° 50′ 4″ north
Longitude
14.04806° or 14° 2′ 53″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8FGPR2MX+R6
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