Rione Terra
Rione Terra is a historic quarter in Pozzuoli, Italy, in the Phlegraean Fields region west of Naples. The ancient fortress originally served as the acropolis for the Greek settlement of Dicearkia before being integrated as the Roman port city of Puteoli.Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pozzuoli Cathedral and Chiesa del Purgatorio (Pozzuoli).
Pozzuoli Cathedral
Church
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Pozzuoli Cathedral or the Basilica of San Procolo martire is the main Roman Catholic church in Pozzuoli and the seat of the Diocese of Pozzuoli. It sits at the top of the Rione Terra and is built around an ancient Roman temple.
Chiesa del Purgatorio (Pozzuoli)
Church
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Chiesa del Purgatorio (Pozzuoli) is a church, which is situated 170 metres northeast of Rione Terra.
Phlegraean Fields
Volcano
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The Phlegraean Fields is a large volcanic caldera west of Naples, Italy. The Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption produced just 50 cubic kilometers. It is, however, one of relatively few volcanoes large enough to form a caldera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagnoli and Baiae.
Bagnoli
Suburb
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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 4 km east of Rione Terra.
Baiae
Suburb
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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 4 km west of Rione Terra.
Bacoli
Town
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Bacoli is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region of Campania, located about 15 kilometres west of Naples. Bacoli is situated 4½ km southwest of Rione Terra.
Rione Terra
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: archaeological site in Pozzuoli, Italy
- Categories: archaeological site and tourism
- Location: Pozzuoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.8211° or 40° 49′ 16″ northLongitude
14.12062° or 14° 7′ 14″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8FGPR4CC+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 436019069OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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- Dutch: “Rione Terra”
- German: “Rione Terra”
- Italian: “Rione Terra”
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