Pozzuoli is a municipality in the Phlegraean area just a stone's throw from Naples and is one of Campania's most renowned tourist destinations for its varied historical and artistic heritage. In fact, like other localities in the region it has to offer many archaeological sites and other cultural attractions that annually attract visitors from all over Italy and beyond.

However, we can say that in Pozzuoli history, myth and legend blend together, and visiting this city is a truly unique experience as more modern areas stand side by side with more ancient areas with a millenary past. Thanks to Movery you will have the opportunity to admire. five must-see places to understand the long and centuries-old history of Pozzuoli.

Your tour can start with this walking tour of the Temple of Serapis in Pozzuoli. It is actually not a religious building, but the Macellum of the ancient Puteoli, or the public food market. These ruins date back to the 1st or 2nd century AD and are one of the most beautiful archaeological sites in the heart of the Phlegrean town.

A short distance away, however, is the Rione Terra, where a guided tour of Puteoli Sacra. This uninhabited district due to bradyseism is home to the Pozzuoli Cathedral and the Diocesan Museum, which include remains of temples from Roman and Greek times and works by Artemisia Gentileschi. In addition, every Friday there is an aperivisita with a guided tour and aperitif based on local excellence.

To immerse yourself in nature instead, you can lean toward this tour to Lake Avernus. That lake was formed in an extinct volcanic crater 4,000 years ago, and the area today is a nature reserve populated by many species of birds. The excursion will also allow you to see some nearby sites such as the Temple of Apollo and the Cumaean Sibyl's Cave.

In this same area you can also choose the visit to the cavern of the Cumana Sibyl to observe the site from the inside with more time to spare. This is an artificial tunnel from the Greco-Roman era, and it was here that the famous Sibyl of Cumae lived and uttered her oracles. The poet himself Virgil speaks of such a place in the Aeneid, and its description is similar to the present structure.

To end the tour among the wonders of Pozzuoli, however, you cannot miss a trip to the Excavations of Cumae with tour of the Casina Vanvitelliana. The experience kicks off at the Cuma Archaeological Park, at which you can see the remains of tombs and temples from the city of Cuma. Next, the excursion continues to the Casina Vanvitelliana, a hunting lodge from the Bourbon era nestled on the Lake Fusaro.

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