Grotta della Sibilla – Sybil’s Cave
The Sybil and the entrance to Hades, find Sybil’s Cave, the Grotta della Sibilla at Lago Averno in Naples, Italy.
The Toledo Metro Station
The 16th station on MetroNapoli’s Line 1, Naples Toledo Metro Station is the next step towards completing the major expansion of the line. A Metro Napoli Stazione delle Art, Metro Art Station, it was designed by the Spanish firm Oscar Tusquets Blanca, with major works of art by William Kentridge and Robert Wilson.
Hellenistic Necropolis of Neapolis
Built some 2400 years ago, two greek burial tombs that are part of Hellenistic Necropolis of Neapolis built by the Greeks were uncovered in Naples, Italy.
Piscina Mirabilis
Romans stored their water in cisterns like Piscina Mirabilis in Naples, Italy, the largest in existence today, after bringing them through the aqueducts.
Salvator Rosa Metro Art Station
The work of the Milan based Atelier Mendini design firm of Alessandro and Francesco Mendini, Naples Salvator Rosa Metro Station is the product of a collaborative team of artists and architects, a fusion of Naples past, present, and future.
Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco
The Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco church in Naples Centro Storico is home to the remains of the remains of Lucia, the virgin-bride.
Napoli Sotterranea
Napoli Sotterranea takes visitors to the Naples, Italy underground for a two hour subterranean tour of one of the many cavities burrowed beneath the city.
Pausilypon Archaeological Site and the Seiano Grotto
Set in the Posillipo neighbourhood of Naples, Italy, entrance to the Pausylipon Archaeological site is through the 770 meter tunnel, the Grotta di Seiano.
Fontanelle Cemetery
The Fontanelle Cemetery in Naples, Italy is a 30,000 square meter ossuary that was a pauper’s cemetery and holds some 8 million bones.
Napoli Sotterranea L.A.E.S.
Guided tours of one of Naples underground sites by Napoli Sotterranea L.A.E.S, depart several times a week from Caffe Gambrinus in Piazza Trieste e Trento.
San Lorenzo Maggiore
The only self-guided underground tour in Naples, Italy, the ancient Roman market below San Lorenzo Maggiore dates to the Imperial Age c. 62 and 64 AD.
Catacombs of San Gaudioso
Lost for centuries, the Catacombs of San Gaudioso in Naples, Italy were rediscovered in 1601 during construction of the Santa Maria della Sanità church.
Bonnie Alberts is a veteran traveler, travel writer, photographer and indie publisher who spent 12 wonderful years in Naples, Itlay. While living in Naples, she founded the Napoli Unplugged Website and co-authored the Napoli Unplugged Guide to Naples. Bonnie is the Bindu Trips Naples and the Amalfi Coast destination author. Her work has appeared in Tweeting Da Vinci, Naples in 3 Days, Time Out Guide Naples, The Simple Things Magazine as well as in Lonely Planet online and various other online publications.
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