Cento Camerelle
Cento Camerelle is an archaeological site in Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania which is located on Via Cento Camerelle. Access is restricted and requires permission. Cento Camerelle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Piscina Mirabilis, as well as near the islet Pennata.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Roman building
- Also known as: “Centum Cellae”
- Address: Via Cento Camerelle, Bacoli, 80070
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piscina Mirabilis and Pennata.
Piscina Mirabilis
Archaeological site
Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Piscina Mirabilis is an Ancient Roman cistern on the Bacoli hill at the western end of the Gulf of Naples, southern Italy. It ranks as one of the largest ancient cisterns built by the ancient Romans, compared to the largest Roman reservoir, the Yerebatan Sarayi in Istanbul. Piscina Mirabilis is situated 460 metres southwest of Cento Camerelle.
Pennata
Islet
Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.
Pennata is a wreck of the crater of Lake Miseno; it is part of the comune of Bacoli. It has been considered a small island since November 4, 1966, when, following a violent sea storm, the strip of sand that connected it to the mainland disappeared. Pennata is situated 1 km southeast of Cento Camerelle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miseno and Miliscola.
Miseno
Village
Photo: Retaggio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miseno is one of the frazioni of the municipality of Bacoli in the Italian Province of Naples. Known in ancient Roman times as Misenum, it is the site of a great Roman port.
Baiae
Suburb
Photo: Kleuske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2½ km northwest of Cento Camerelle.
Cento Camerelle
Latitude
40.79821° or 40° 47′ 54″ northLongitude
14.08407° or 14° 5′ 3″ eastElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
8FGPQ3XM+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1086081656OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
10300686Wikidata ID
Q859383
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Cento Camerelle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Centum Cellae”
- French: “Cento Camerelle”
- Hungarian: “Cento Camerelle”
- Italian: “Cento Camerelle”
- Italian: “parco archeologico dei Campi Flegrei - Cento Camerelle”
- Italian: “Prigioni di Nerone”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cento Camerelle”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cento Camerelle”
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