Visit the Archaeological Site of Cuma

In Pozzuoli there is one of the Neapolitan pearls of archaeology: the archaeological site of Cuma, immersed in the greenery of the Cuma forest and overlooking the sea, this site tells the story of ancient Cuma, one of the first Greek settlements in Naples and in Italy.

The Cuma excavations are a few km from the center of Naples, to get there you have to take the circumflegrea from Montesanto to the Fusaro stop, and from there the EAV bus towards Cuma-Miseno.

Continue on foot to via Monte di Cuma 1.

The archaeological site of Cuma contains the history of ancient Cuma through the finds discovered during excavations carried out from the beginning of the twentieth century onwards.

Today, of the ancient Greek colony it is possible to visit the acropolis of Cuma with the Byzantine tower and the panoramic terrace overlooking the Gulf of Naples; the lower terrace is called the temple of Apollo, while the upper one is the temple of Jupiter. We continue with the ancient city forum, the hub of public life, which includes the temple of the giant and the thermal baths.

The Roman Crypta, a tunnel dug into the tuff, connects the forum to the sea, while to the north of the forum are the residential district, the walls and the median gate, outside of which there is the monumental necropolis.

The jewel in the crown of the Cuma excavations is the Sibyl’s Cave, where according to legend the Cumaean Sibyl, a prophetic priestess of Apollo, wrote her oracles on leaves.