Grotta
Grotta is a hamlet in Boscoreale, Metropolitan Naples, Campania and has about 14 residents. Grotta is situated nearby to the town Boscoreale, as well as near the hamlet Passanti.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Villa of the Mysteries and House of the Faun.
Villa of the Mysteries
Photo: ElfQrin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Villa of the Mysteries is a well-preserved suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy. It is famous for the series of exquisite frescos in Room 5, which are usually interpreted as showing the initiation of a bride into a Greco-Roman mystery cult.
House of the Faun
Photo: Porsche997SBS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of the Faun, constructed in the 2nd century BCE during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic residence that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo, also known as the Sanctuary of Apollo, is a Roman temple built in 120 BC and dedicated to the Greek and Roman god Apollo in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii, southern Italy.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boscoreale and Pompeii.
Boscoreale
Town
Photo: Alexdevil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boscoreale is an Italian comune and town in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, with a population of 25,939 in 2022. Located in the Vesuvius National Park, under the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, it is known for the fruit and vineyards of Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio.
Pompeii
Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Pompeii is in Campania, Italy, not far from Naples. The ruined ancient Roman city of the same name was engulfed by Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pompei
Town
Photo: Colin W, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pompei, also known in English as Pompeii after the name of the ancient city, is a city and municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania in Italy.
Grotta
- Type: Hamlet with 14 residents
- Description: human settlement in Italy, near Boscoreale
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Boscoreale, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.76639° or 40° 45′ 59″ northLongitude
14.489° or 14° 29′ 20″ eastPopulation
14Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
8FGPQF8Q+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4031905132OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
9032706Wikidata ID
Q18436954
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Waray—“Grotta” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Grotta”
- Catalan: “Grotta”
- Cebuano: “Grotta”
- Chechen: “Грота (Напуль)”
- Chechen: “Грота”
- Czech: “Grotta”
- Danish: “Grotta”
- Dutch: “Grotta, Napoli”
- Finnish: “Grotta”
- French: “Grotta”
- Indonesian: “Grotta”
- Italian: “Grotta”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grotta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grotta”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Grotta”
- Polish: “Grotta”
- Portuguese: “Grotta”
- Romanian: “Grotta”
- Serbian: “Grotta”
- Serbian: “Грота”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Grotta, Napoli”
- Slovak: “Grotta”
- Slovenian: “Grotta”
- Spanish: “Grotta”
- Swedish: “Grotta”
- Tagalog: “Grotta”
- Tatar: “Грота (Напуль)”
- Tatar: “Грота”
- Turkish: “Grotta”
- Waray (Philippines): “Grotta”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Associazione Sportiva Calcio a 5 Madonna Liberatrice dai Flagelli and Cimitero Comunale di Pompei.
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