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Description
The lake lies below the Cumae-Naples road, dark and still within a deep crater surrounded by wooded hillsides. It probably seemed even more unfathomable in antiquity when the birds flying overhead were overcome by fumes and dropped into the lake to be swallowed up. It even prompted Virgil to make it the entrance to the Underworld. Under the Roman Empire, it was developed as a naval base and an underground gallery known as Grotta di Cocceio, it was tunnelled to enable the chariots to reach Cumae. Nowadays, it provides a pleasant spot for visitors.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide1.2 km - Via Domitiana, 80070 Pozzuoli
- The Green Guide1.79 km - Via Monte di Cuma, 3, 80070 Pozzuoli
- The Green Guide2.17 km - Via Molo di Baia, 80070 Naples Bacoli
More tourist attractions in Pozzuoli
Where to sleepnearby
- From €42Puteoli house1.31 km - via monterusso 79, 80078 Pozzuoli
- From €39Lemontree House Bacoli1.37 km - Via Cuma 338, 80070 Bacoli
- From €67Hotel Villa Luisa1.51 km - Via Tripergola, 50, 80078 Pozzuoli
More hotels in Pozzuoli
Where to eatnearby
- Masseria SardoAround€40728 m - Via Montenuovo Licola Patria, 101, 80078 Pozzuoli
- Abraxas Osteria€€MICHELIN 2024809 m - via Scalandrone 15, località Lucrino, 80078 Pozzuoli
- Don RaffaèAround€201.35 km - Via Cuma, 308, 80070 Bacoli
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