Spiaggia del Poggio

Spiaggia del Poggio is a beach in Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Spiaggia del Poggio is situated near the scenic viewpoint Vista sul paese di Bacoli, as well as near Cento Camerelle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Piscina Mirabilis and Cento Camerelle.

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. Piscina Mirabilis is situated 400 metres west of Spiaggia del Poggio.

Cento Camerelle

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Cento Camerelle is situated 200 metres north of Spiaggia del Poggio.

Pennata

Islet

Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.

Pennata is a wreck of the crater of Lake Miseno; it is part of the comune of Bacoli. It has been considered a small island since November 4, 1966, when, following a violent sea storm, the strip of sand that connected it to the mainland disappeared. Pennata is situated 630 metres southeast of Spiaggia del Poggio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miseno and Miliscola.

Miseno

Village

Photo: Retaggio, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Miseno is one of the frazioni of the municipality of Bacoli in the Italian Province of Naples. Known in ancient Roman times as Misenum, it is the site of a great Roman port.

Miliscola

Village

Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.

Miliscola is a village.

Baiae

Suburb

Photo: Kleuske, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Baiae is 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 3 km northwest of Spiaggia del Poggio.

Spiaggia del Poggio

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

40.79646° or 40° 47′ 47″ north

Longitude

14.08478° or 14° 5′ 5″ east

Open location code

8FGPQ3WM+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 240230355

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Vista sul paese di Bacoli and Azienda vitivinicola Cantina Mirabile.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Parcheggio Punta Pennadio Lido and Villa Mirabilis.

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