Settore 7

Settore 7 is an archaeological site in Pozzuoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Settore 7 is situated nearby to Le Terme del Foro, as well as near the archaeological site Porta Mediana.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parco archeologico di Cuma and Temple of Apollo.

Parco archeologico di Cuma

Archaeological site

Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Parco archeologico di Cuma is an archaeological site, which is situated 240 metres southwest of Settore 7.

Temple of Apollo

Ruins

Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Temple of Apollo is a ruins, which is situated 340 metres southwest of Settore 7.

The Grotta di Cocceio is an ancient Roman tunnel nearly a kilometre in length connecting Lake Avernus with Cumae and dating from 38-36 BC. It was burrowed through the tuff stone of Monte Grillo by the architect Lucius Cocceius Auctus at the command of Agrippa who was in the process of converting the Lake into a military port, the Portus Julius. Grotta di Cocceio is situated 650 metres southeast of Settore 7.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cumae and Licola.

Cumae

Village

Photo: AlexanderVanLoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 in and around modern Cuma, an area divided between the neighboring comuni of Pozzuoli and Bacoli, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania.

Licola

Suburb

Licola is a land in the province of Naples which takes its name from Lago di Licola, a lake which formerly occupied part of the area. The current population of Licola ranges between 4000 and 5000. Licola is situated 2½ km north of Settore 7.

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 3½ km south of Settore 7.

Settore 7

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Pozzuoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

40.84985° or 40° 50′ 60″ north

Longitude

14.05712° or 14° 3′ 26″ east

Open location code

8FGPR3X4+WR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 802578876

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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