Punta Epitaffio nymphaeum
Punta Epitaffio nymphaeum is an archaeological site in Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Punta Epitaffio nymphaeum is situated nearby to the archaeological site Villa Protiro, as well as near Villa dei Pisoni.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Italy
- Also known as: “Emperor Claudius‘ sunken nymphaeum” and “Ninfeo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baia railway station and Lucrinus Lacus.
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 480 metres west of Punta Epitaffio nymphaeum.
Lucrinus Lacus
Lake
Photo: Inviaggiocommons, Public domain.
Lucrinus Lacus or Lucrine Lake is a lake in Campania, southern Italy. It is less than one kilometre to the south of Lake Avernus and is separated from the Gulf of Pozzuoli by a narrow strip of land.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baiae and Cumae.
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.
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 2½ km northwest of Punta Epitaffio nymphaeum.
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. Torregaveta is situated 2½ km southwest of Punta Epitaffio nymphaeum.
Punta Epitaffio nymphaeum
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.82156° or 40° 49′ 18″ northLongitude
14.07695° or 14° 4′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8FGPR3CG+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4212201359OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q18747381
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Italian—“Punta Epitaffio nymphaeum” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Emperor Claudius‘ nymphaeum”
- Catalan: “Emperor Claudius‘ sunken nymphaeum”
- French: “Nymphée de Punta Epitaffio”
- Italian: “Ninfeo di Punta Epitaffio”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Villa Protiro and Villa dei Pisoni.
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