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 | Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Naples Arzano Capri Nola Pompeii Portici Pozzuoli Sorrento Torre Del Greco Emilia Romagna Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Le Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardinia Sicily Tuscany Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Valle D Aosta Veneto | | PozzuoliItaly > Campania > Naples > PozzuoliPozzuoli (pop. almost 80,000) is a city of the province of Napoli, in the Italian region of Campania. It's the main city of the Phlegrean peninsula. Pozzuoli began as the Greek colony of Dicaearchia, that was renamed Puteoli by the Romans. Both Dicaerchia and Puteoli were one of the most importan cities of the ancient world. The city is located in the Phlegrean fields volcanic area and has long suffered from volcanic and earthquake activity. From August 1982 to December 1984 the city experienced hundreds of tremors and bradyseismic activity which reached a peak on October 4, 1983 damaging 8,000 buildings in the city center and dislocating 36,000 people, many permanently. The events raised the sea bottom 6 feet and rendered the Bay of Pozzuoli too shallow for large craft. The actress Sophia Loren was born in Pozzuoli. It is easily reached by train from Naples. Content Referred to by This ArticleFind out more about the information contained in this article by clicking one of the links listed below. Campania, Naples Snippets of Articles Relating to PozzuoliItaly > Campania > Naples Naples is famous for its excellent pasta dishes, where spaghetti is often served with Sugo De Pomodoro, which is an original italian tomato sauce which gets its full flavour from sun-ripe Campanian tomatoes. An other excellent Campanian dish found in Naples is Melanzane Alla Parmigiana , which is slices of aubergine (eggplant) gratined with tomato sauce and parmesan cheese. Italy > Campania > Naples > Sorrento Ferry boats and hydrofoils provide services to Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Capri and Ischia. Capri is a beautiful island just offshore from Sorrento, well-known as the most beatiful island of the world. Roman political figures including Augustus and Tiberius had homes there; Tiberius ruled the Roman empire from Capri for 11 years. More recently the island has been the home of several famous people including Gracie Fields. Italy > Campania > Naples > Capri Capri is an island off the coast of Italy, in the Gulf of Naples that has been a celebrated "beauty spot' and resort since the time of the Roman Republic. Its features are a litany of postcard views: the Marina Piccola (Small Harbor), the Belvedere of Tragara, which is a high panoramic promenade lined with villas, the limestone masses that stand out of the sea (the 'Faraglioni'), Anacapri, the Blue Grotto ('Grotta Azzurra'). Above all are the ruins of the Imperial Roman villas. | |
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