by campiflegrei | 24 03,17 | Campi Flegrei | Arte e Storia - ENG
The little promontory rounded by the sea, before being the Rione Terra, was the Acropolis of the “colony by Roman law” called Puteoli. For the Romans the word Acropolis meant something closer to our modern definition of city or management center, instead of the Greek...
by campiflegrei | 24 03,17 | Campi Flegrei | Arte e Storia
While the Montenuovo and Miseno describe a violent and pitiless nature, Cumae forest shows an ecosystem evolving slowly and harmoniously. The forest rises at the bottom of the most ancient volcanos in the Phlegraean Fields, Cumae Mount, where is still possible to see...
by campiflegrei | 24 03,17 | Campi Flegrei | Natura
Miseno is well-known because of its beaches, but an accurate eyes sees more. It is the result of the eternal battle between fire and water raging in the Phlegraean Fields, where the violence of the nature leaves a beauty that goes beyond the dreams. The promontory...
by campiflegrei | 24 03,17 | Campi Flegrei | Arte e Storia
Montenuovo is the last volcano born in Europe. It is a symbol of the vitality of the Phlegraean Fields, and proof of how the land evolves, as a result of violent phenomenon of the nature. Montenuovo, with its 180 meters high, rises in the center of the Gulf of...
by campiflegrei | 24 03,17 | Campi Flegrei | Arte e Storia
A lake born from the ashes of a volcano. The Averno Lake with its volcanic origin is the only freshwater among the four Phlegrean lakes. The name contrasts with its current appearance: it comes from ancient Greek “Aornon”, that means without birds, for the...
