Temple of Venus, Baiae
Temple of Venus, Baiae is an archaeological site in Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Temple of Venus, Baiae is situated nearby to the archaeological site Parco Archeologico delle terme di Baia- Bacoli, as well as near the church Santa Maria del Riposo.Photo: Tyler Bell, CC BY 2.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parco Archeologico delle terme di Baia- Bacoli and Santa Maria del Riposo.
Parco Archeologico delle terme di Baia- Bacoli
Archaeological site
Photo: AlMare, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Parco Archeologico delle terme di Baia- Bacoli is an archaeological site, which is situated 180 metres northwest of Temple of Venus, Baiae.
Santa Maria del Riposo
Church
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Santa Maria del Riposo is a church, which is situated 210 metres north of Temple of Venus, Baiae.
Baia railway station
Railway station
Baia railway station is a railway station in Bacoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy. It is served by the Cumana railway line, managed by EAV. Baia railway station is situated 560 metres north of Temple of Venus, Baiae.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baiae and Torregaveta.
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.
Torregaveta
Village
Torregaveta is a frazione of the Italian comune of Monte di Procida, in the metropolitan city of Naples, in Campania. It has approximately one thousand inhabitants.
Cumae
Village
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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 3 km northwest of Temple of Venus, Baiae.
Temple of Venus, Baiae
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: a Hadrianic structure that is likely part of a thermal bath
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.81612° or 40° 48′ 58″ northLongitude
14.07153° or 14° 4′ 18″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8FGPR38C+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 429339087OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Temple of Venus, Baiae” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Tempio di Venere”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Venustemplet i Baiae”
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