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Review:
Pausilypon Archaeological Park sits high atop Posillipo Hill. Some of what was at one time a 22-acre villa is now underwater. What remains dates back to the 1st century BC through the 4th century AD. Visitor access to the villa is via a nearly half-mile (770-meter) tunnel called the Seiano Grotto. Tunnels originally connected villas to each other and Naples to other ports. Once inside the villa, visitors will see the remains of an amphitheater seating 2,000. In keeping with Greek theaters, it follows the natural slope of the hillside. Other highlights at the site include the Odeion – a small theater used for intimate musical and poetic performances – as well as a temple, a nymphaeum, a vineyard, and a thermal bathhouse.
L’ingresso è dalla Grotta di Seiano, Discesa Coroglio, 36, Naples, Italy, Phone: +39-08-12-30-10-30
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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