Grotta di Cocceio
Grotta di Cocceio is a cave in Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Grotta di Cocceio is situated nearby to the pitch Schiana Arena, as well as near Lake Avernus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Avernus and Grotta di Cocceio.
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.
Grotta di Cocceio
Cave
The Grotta di Cocceio is an ancient Roman tunnel nearly a kilometre in length connecting Lake Avernus with Cumae and dating from 38-36 BC. It was burrowed through the tuff stone of Monte Grillo by the architect Lucius Cocceius Auctus at the command of Agrippa who was in the process of converting the Lake into a military port, the Portus Julius. Grotta di Cocceio is situated 1 km northwest of Grotta di Cocceio.
Arco Felice
Archaeological site
Arco Felice is an archaeological site, which is situated 750 metres northwest of Grotta di Cocceio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cumae and Baiae.
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.
Baiae
Suburb
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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.
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 3½ km north of Grotta di Cocceio.
Grotta di Cocceio
- Type: Cave
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.84021° or 40° 50′ 25″ northLongitude
14.07081° or 14° 4′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8FGPR3RC+38OpenStreetMap ID
node 1706624375OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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