Villa di Livia

Villa di Livia is a ruins in Pozzuoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Villa di Livia is situated nearby to the railway station Arco Felice, as well as near the community center Comitato ex Convitto Monachelle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arco Felice railway station and Portus Julius.

Arco Felice railway station

Railway station

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Arco Felice railway station is a railway station in Pozzuoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy. It is served by the Cumana railway line, managed by EAV. Arco Felice railway station is situated 280 metres southwest of Villa di Livia.

Portus Julius

Archaeological site

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Portus Julius was the first harbour specifically constructed to be a base for the Roman western naval fleet, the classis Misenensis. The port was located near Baiae and protected by the Misenum peninsula at the north-western end of the Gulf of Naples. Portus Julius is situated 1 km southwest of Villa di Livia.

Monte Nuovo

Volcano

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Monte Nuovo is a cinder cone volcano within the Campi Flegrei caldera, near Naples, southern Italy. A series of damaging earthquakes and changes in land elevation preceded its only eruption, during the most recent part of the Holocene, which lasted from September 29 to October 6, 1538, when it was formed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baiae and Cumae.

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. Baiae is situated 3½ km southwest of Villa di Livia.

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 4 km west of Villa di Livia.