Car Hire Pozzuoli - Mini guide to Pozzuoli

Pozzuoli is a city located in the Italian region of Campania and is the main city of the Phlegeran peninsula. This city was known as a Greek colony, Dicaearchia in 194BC and took the Latin name Puteoli later to refer to the many hot springs found in the locality. Puteoli was then an emporium for Alexandrian grain ships and the hub for goods exported from Campania like mosaics, marble, wrought iron and brown glass.

It is said that the cupola of the Pantheon was made possible with the local volcanic sand of Pozzuoli which reacts chemically with water. The water does not evaporate but turns this mixture into a strong mortar.

There are quite a few sights in Pozzuoli worth visiting like the Macellum, the city’s symbol. It is also referred to as the Temple of Serapis where its name is derived from the god Serapis’s statue in 1750. there are three majestic cipolin marble columns in this structure.

The Amphitheatrum Flavium of Pozzuoli is the third largest in Italy after the Colosseum and Capuan amphitheatre. It was designed by the architects of the Colosseum during Titus’s and Vespasianus’s reign. Next is the sanctuary of San Gennaro where you can witness the miracle of the liquefaction of the saint’s blood.

The Solfatara of Pozzuoli is a part of Campi Flegrei volcanic area. This dormant volcano emits jets of steam and sulphurous fumes and was formed 4,000 years ago where its last eruption was in 1198. The many fumaroles and mud pools found here makes this a popular tourist attraction.

Lake Lucrino was a renowned resort in Roman times and is cited as the home of a dolphin making friends with a child in Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis historia. This tale is also considered to be the first Urban legend of mankind.

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