Parco sommerso di Baia

Parco sommerso di Baia is a nature reserve in , , . Parco sommerso di Baia is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: protected area in Italy (EUAP0849)
  • Also known as: Parco Archeologico Sommerso di Baia” and “parco sommerso di Baia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Avernus and Lucrinus Lacus.

Lake
is a volcanic crater lake located in the Avernus crater in the region of southern Italy, around 4 kilometres west of . It is near the volcanic field known as the and comprises part of the wider Campanian volcanic arc.

Lake
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or Lucrine Lake is a lake in , southern Italy. It is less than one kilometre to the south of and is separated from the by a narrow strip of land.

Volcano
Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.
is a cinder cone volcano within the Campi Flegrei caldera, near , southern . 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 Bacoli and Cumae.

Town
Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.
is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of , located about 15 kilometres west of .

Village
was the first ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia on the mainland of Italy and was founded by settlers from 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 and in the Metropolitan City of Naples, , Italy.

Suburb
was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the and now in the comune of . It was a fashionable resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to , , and by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC.

Parco sommerso di Baia

Latitude
40.8236° or 40° 49′ 25″ north
Longitude
14.0851° or 14° 5′ 7″ east
Inception
2002
Open location code
8FGPR3FP+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 414486526
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q3895759
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Parco sommerso di Baia” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Underwater Archaeological Park of Baiae
  • French: parc submergé de Baïes
  • French: Parc submergé de Baïes
  • Italian: parco archeologico dei Campi Flegrei - parco sommerso di Baia
  • Italian: Parco archeologico sommerso di Baia
  • Italian: parco sommerso di Baia
  • Italian: Parco sommerso di Baia
  • Japanese: バイア海底考古学公園
  • Spanish: Parco sommerso di Baia

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Highlights include Secca Fumosa and Lucrino railway station.

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