Petraro

Petraro is a neighborhood in Santa Maria la Carità, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Petraro is situated nearby to the neighborhood Parco Imperiale, as well as near the town Santa Maria La Carità.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stadio Romeo Menti and Archaeological excavation of Stabia.

Stadio Romeo Menti

Stadium

Stadio Comunale Romeo Menti is a football stadium in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. It is currently the home ground of S.S. Juve Stabia. The stadium holds 12,800 and was opened in 1984.

Archaeological excavation of Stabia

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Stabiae was an ancient city situated near the modern town of Castellammare di Stabia and approximately 4.5 km southwest of Pompeii. Like Pompeii, and being only 16 km from Mount Vesuvius, it was largely buried by tephra ash in the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in this case at a shallower depth of up to 5 m.

Madonna delle Grazie railway halt

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castellammare di Stabia and Gragnano.

Castellammare di Stabia

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Castellammare di Stabia is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of Campania in southern Italy. It is situated on the Bay of Naples about 30 km southeast of Naples, on the route to Sorrento. It has 61,937 inhabitants.

Gragnano

Town

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Gragnano is a hill town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in southern Italian region of Campania. It is located about 30 kilometres southeast of Naples, between a mountain crest and the Amalfi Coast. Gragnano is situated 3 km southeast of Petraro.