Pozzuoli (Italian: [potˈtswɔːli]; Neapolitan: Pezzulo [pətˈtsuːlə]; Latin: Puteoli) is a city and comune (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is the main city of the Phlegrean Peninsula.

Pozzuoli, town and episcopal see, Campania regione, southern Italy. It occupies a promontory that projects into the Gulf of Pozzuoli (an inlet of the Bay of Naples), just west of Naples. The town was founded about 529 bce by Greek emigrants who called it Dicaearchia (City of Justice).

Pozzuoli is located near Naples, it's a must for who still don't know it. The most famous places in this area are the Solfatara, port and the Rione Terra, but there is also something else.

Just a few miles west of Naples (and easily reached by train), the ancient seaside city of Pozzuoli is probably best known for its bradyseism, a raising and lowering of the Earth’s surface due to underground volcanic activity.

Pozzuoli's popularity nowadays is thanks to the renowned restaurants and fish market, and its port that offers ferry service around the Bay of Naples. But few people know that Pozzuoli is one of only four cities in the world to boast two Roman amphitheaters (in the company of Budapest, Metz (France) and Petronell (Austria).

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The Gulf of Pozzuoli (Italian: Golfo di Pozzuoli; Neapolitan: Gurfo 'e Pezzulo), formerly known as the Gulf of Puteoli, is a large bay or small gulf in the northwestern end of the Gulf of Naples in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies west of Naples and is named for its port of Pozzuoli.

Nov 15, 2023 · Explore Pozzuoli—the lesser known marvel just outside of Naples. An innovative program sees prison inmates giving tours of this Italian city’s Roman archaeology, baroque art, and waterside...

Pozzuoli has had a long history worth exploring. Start in Rione Terra, the oldest part of the city on a rocky outcrop 30 metres above sea level. It dates back to Greek times but its golden days were with the Romans as the largest port in the Empire. The heart of the modern city is Piazza della Repubblica, full of cafes and restaurants.

Pozzuoli: One of the world's best preserved Roman amphitheaters and a piazza that rises and falls with the volcanic activity in Sofia Loren's hometown