Parco Cuma
Parco Cuma is a park in Pozzuoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Parco Cuma is situated nearby to the village Lucrino, as well as near the locality Privata Monterusso.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Avernus and Monte Nuovo.
Lake Avernus
Lake
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Lake Avernus is a volcanic crater lake located in the Avernus crater in the Campania region of southern Italy, around 4 kilometres west of Pozzuoli. It is near the volcanic field known as the Phlegraean Fields and comprises part of the wider Campanian volcanic arc.
Monte Nuovo
Volcano
Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.
Monte Nuovo is a cinder cone volcano within the Campi Flegrei caldera, near Naples, southern Italy. A series of damaging earthquakes and changes in land elevation preceded its only eruption, during the most recent part of the Holocene, which lasted from September 29 to October 6, 1538, when it was formed.
Lucrinus Lacus
Lake
Photo: Inviaggiocommons, Public domain.
Lucrinus Lacus or Lucrine Lake is a lake in Campania, southern Italy. It is less than one kilometre to the south of Lake Avernus and is separated from the Gulf of Pozzuoli by a narrow strip of land.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cumae and Baiae.
Cumae
Village
Photo: AlexanderVanLoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 near the modern village of Cuma, a frazione of the comune Bacoli and Pozzuoli in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy. Cumae is situated 2½ km west of Parco Cuma.
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 3 km southwest of Parco Cuma.
Licola
Suburb
Licola is a land in the province of Naples which takes its name from Lago di Licola, a lake which formerly occupied part of the area. The current population of Licola ranges between 4000 and 5000. Licola is situated 4 km northwest of Parco Cuma.
Parco Cuma
- Type: Park
- Location: Pozzuoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.84091° or 40° 50′ 27″ northLongitude
14.08586° or 14° 5′ 9″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8FGPR3RP+98GeoNames ID
10627092
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Localities in the Area
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