Hotel Gli Dei, Pozzuoli ****
Naples, Campania  This three-storey hotel, opened in 2004, features striking contemporary architecture and is located in Pozzuoli on the Phlegrean peninsula, in Italy's Campania region. Though now technically dormant, the Solfatara volcano, 600 metres from the hotel, still spews out jets of acrid sulphur, boiling mud and hot sand, making for a spectacular backdrop. View hotel Double rooms from €51
Hotel Beauty Farm Villa Luisa, Pozzuoli ****
Naples, Campania  The Hotel Beauty Farm Villa Luisa sits on the outskirts of Naples. This four-star hotel is in Pozzuoli, in the Campi Flegrei or 'fiery fields'. The Elysian Fields of Classical mythology, this is an active volcanic area, and the dramatic evidence is all around. 4km away is Solfatara, a semi-active... View hotel Double rooms from €50
Hotel Solfatara, Pozzuoli ****
Naples, Campania  Hotel Solfatara is a handsome modern hotel located between Naples and Pozzuoli in the heart of the ancient Phlegraean Fields (Campi Flegrei). These 'fiery fields' remembered in Greek mythology, are home to a wealth of archaeological treasures. The hotel overlooks the Gulf of Pozzuoli, out towards the idyllic islands of... View hotel Double rooms from €55
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On the Mediterranean coast of Italy's Campania region, Pozzuoli sits west of Naples (Napoli), a ring of volcanic hills behind, and the Campi Flegrei (the 'fiery fields') beyond. Famed for years as the childhood home of Sophia Loren, it has ferry connections on to the islands of Procida and Ischia. In antiquity, St Paul landed here before travelling on to Rome. Its volcanic sand also has another claim to fame, being the stuff the Romans used to make the first concrete a couple of thousand years ago. The Colosseum and the cupola of the Pantheon were made from Pozzuoli sand. The distinctive land around here is created by volcanic activity, most notably in the volcanic crater of Solfatara, with its many active fumaroles (holes emitting volcanic steam and sulphurous fumes). Other sights include the Flavian Amphitheatre, the third biggest in Rome after the Colosseum and the Capuan Amphitheatre, and which in its day could hold 20,000 baying spectators. Other Classical sights include the Macellum or Temple of Serapis and the Forum. Visit too the Sanctuary of San Gennaro (St Januarius). Along with Naples Cathedral, this is one of two places that the miracle of the reliquification of the saint's blood is supposed to occur. Visit Lake Averno, where Virgil sited the gates to Hell in the Aeneid (plenty of fire and brimstone around the Campi Flegrei of course). Nearby are the Grotto of Cocceiu, the Grotto of the Cumaean Sibyl and the Temple of Apollo. The similarly fiery Lake Lucrino is also worth a look: it is mentioned in Pliny's Natural History. To the left you'll find a selection of Pozzuoli hotels, just to whet your appetite. See also Pozzuoli hotels (full listings) and our Pozzuoli hotel map. |
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