Grotta della Dragonara

Grotta della Dragonara is an archaeological site in Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Grotta della Dragonara is situated nearby to the village Miseno, as well as near Piazza Martiri delle Foibe.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sacello degli Augustali and Cape Miseno.

Sacello degli Augustali

Archaeological site

Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sacello degli Augustali is an archaeological site, which is situated 300 metres north of Grotta della Dragonara.

Cape Miseno

Lighthouse

Photo: General Cucombre, CC BY 2.0.

Cape Miseno is the headland that marks the northwestern limit of the Gulf of Naples as well as the Bay of Pozzuoli in southern Italy. The town of Miseno is located on the north side of the cape. Cape Miseno is situated 800 metres southeast of Grotta della Dragonara.

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 1¼ km north of Grotta della Dragonara.

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.

Miliscola

Village

Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.

Miliscola is a village.

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 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 4 km north of Grotta della Dragonara.

Grotta della Dragonara

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: archaeological artifact museum, historical civil building museum, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

40.78477° or 40° 47′ 5″ north

Longitude

14.08506° or 14° 5′ 6″ east

Open location code

8FGPQ3MP+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1139094827

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q55673920

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In Other Languages

From German to Italian—“Grotta della Dragonara” goes by many names.

German: “Grotta della Dragonara”
Italian: “grotta della Dragonara”
Italian: “Grotta della Dragonara”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piazza Martiri delle Foibe and Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie e San Sosso.

Nearby Places

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