Phlegrean Islands
The Phlegraean Islands are an archipelago in the Gulf of Naples and the Campania region of southern Italy. The name is derived from the common affiliation to the geologic area of the Phlegraean Fields.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island group
- Also known as: “Phlegraean Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aragonese Castle and Terrace of Olive Trees.
Aragonese Castle
Islet
Photo: Pipito93, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aragonese Castle is a castle built on a small tidal island east of Ischia, at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, Italy. The castle stands on a volcanic rocky islet that connects to the larger island of Ischia by a causeway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Procida and Ischia.
Procida
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Procida is one of the Phlegraean Islands off the coast of Naples in southern Italy. The island is between Cape Miseno and the island of Ischia. With its tiny satellite island of Vivara, it is a comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania.
Ischia
Photo: Dr.Conati, Public domain.
Ischia is the largest island in the bay of Naples and is considered by many to be the most beautiful, though Capri is considerably more famous. It is volcanic in origin and still classed as an active volcano, but it has not erupted since 1302.
Miliscola
Village
Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.
Miliscola is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Phlegrean Islands.
Phlegrean Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Phlegrean Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Phlegrean Islands” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Flegree”
- Catalan: “Illes Flegrees”
- Chinese: “弗莱格雷群岛”
- Croatian: “Flegrejski otoci”
- Dutch: “Flegreische Eilanden”
- Dutch: “Flegreïsche Eilanden”
- Finnish: “Flegriset saaret”
- French: “Îles Flegree”
- French: “îles Phlégréennes”
- French: “Îles Phlégréennes”
- Galician: “Illas Flégreas”
- German: “Flegree”
- German: “Isole Flegree”
- German: “Phlegräische Inseln”
- Greek: “Φλεγραία Νησιά”
- Hungarian: “Flegrei-szigetek”
- Italian: “Arcipelago Flegreo”
- Italian: “Isole Flegree”
- Japanese: “フレグレエ群島”
- Japanese: “フレグレエ諸島”
- Korean: “펠레그레 제도”
- Korean: “플레그레 제도”
- Latin: “Flegreae insulae”
- Latin: “Pithecussae insulae”
- Macedonian: “Флегрејски Острови”
- Neapolitan: “Isule Flegree”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei flegreiske øyane”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Illas Flegrèas”
- Persian: “جزایر فلگری”
- Polish: “Wyspy Flegrejskie”
- Russian: “Флегринские острова”
- Slovenian: “Flegrejsko otočje”
- Spanish: “Islas Flegreas”
- Spanish: “Islas Flégreas”
- Swedish: “Flegree öarna”
- Welsh: “Ynysoedd Fflegraeaidd”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vivara and Chiaolella.
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