The Grotta di Seiano

The Grotta di Seiano, which is part of the Pausilypon Archaeological Park, is an artificial gallery built in the Roman era carved into the tuff and designed by the architect Lucio Cocceio.

This tunnel about 780 meters long crosses the Posillipo tuff hill, connecting the area of ??Bagnoli and Campi Flegrei with the Gaiola Valley, passing through Baia Trentaremi.

Its name refers to the prefect of Emperor Tibero, Lucio Elio Seiano, who enlarged the gallery in the first century. AD, fifty years after its construction at the behest of Marco Vipsano Agrippa, with the aim of connecting the villa of Publio Vedio Pollione.

The path of the Grotta di Seiano was found by chance in 1841 during the construction of a new road and became accessible again at the request of Ferdinand II of Bourbon, becoming a tourist destination.

During the Second World War the Seiano Cave was used as an air-raid shelter for the inhabitants of Bagnoli. After the war and due to some landslides that occurred in the fifties, the cave was completely abandoned.

Until 2009, when it was reopened and made accessible again as the only suggestive access route to the Pausilypon Archaeological Park.

Map: The Grotta di Seiano

vCard Info:

Address: Discesa Coroglio, 36, 80123
Napoli (NA) Campania
Latitude: 40.7997683
Longitude: 14.1743911
Site: https://www.comune.napoli.it/p...

vCard created by: Mattia Lombardo
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Type: Area
Function: Underground
Creation date: 02-11-2021 05:06
Last update: 14/03/2023