Visit the Pausilypon Archaeological Park of Naples

The Pausilypon archaeological park from the Roman era, which is accessed through the imposing Grotta di Seiano, includes the imperial villa, the theatre, the Odeion and the nearby submerged park of Gaiola… the coast and the sea of ​​Naples tell the story.

To get to the Pausilypon archaeological park in Naples, which is located in Coroglio descent to Posillipo, you need to get to the Cattolica-Nisida stop, which can be reached by bus C16 from Piedigrotta, or bus R7 from Campi Flegrei (Piazzale Tecchio).

Through the Seiano grotto, an impressive tunnel dug into the characteristic yellow Neapolitan tuff commissioned by Lucio Elio Seiano, you reach the archaeological park of Pausilypon which includes the remains of the area built in Roman times by the knight Pollione, who retired here to spend his last earthly years among the beauties of the Neapolitan coast, not by chance “pausilypon” means “place that makes worries cease”.

In the park today it is possible to visit the imperial villa of Pollione, later inhabited by the emperor Augustus and all his successors, the magnificent theater that had 2000 seats, the Odeion which at the time was covered and the sacrarium located to the east of the theater.

The remains of this area extend along the entire coast up to the submerged archaeological park of Gaiola and the villa of the spirits in Marechiaro.