Capo Miseno
Capo Miseno is a cape in Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piscina Mirabilis and Cape Miseno.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pozzuoli and Procida.
Pozzuoli
Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pozzuoli is a city and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is the main city of the Phlegrean Peninsula.
Procida
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Procida is one of the Phlegraean Islands off the coast of Naples in southern Italy. The island is between Cape Miseno and the island of Ischia. With its tiny satellite island of Vivara, it is a comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania.
Bagnoli
Suburb
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Bagnoli is a western seaside quarter of Naples, Italy, well beyond the confines of the original city. It is beyond Cape Posillipo and, thus, looking on the coast of the Bay of Pozzuoli.
Capo Miseno
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.7779° or 40° 46′ 40″ northLongitude
14.0895° or 14° 5′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8FGPQ3HQ+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 11476888357OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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