Top 5 Caves カゾーリアでの

The semi-rock hermitage of Santa Maria Pietraspaccata is nestled within a centuries-old chestnut grove, the “Bosco della Salandra”, in the dense forest rich in flora and fauna extraordinary treasures are hidden: the “Ciaurriello“, a Roman mausoleum still preserved today, the “Grotta del Brigante“, and countless other archaeological finds yet to be discovered. The hermitage is located in Marano di Napoli and constitutes an archaeological-architectural unicum in Campania, it is partially dug into the side of a deep hydrographic furrow that from the Camaldoli hill flows into the bottom of the Quarto crater, with jumps of over one hundred meters. Its caves develop on multiple levels and probably represent a primitive rock settlement dating back to the Neolithic. It was an obligatory stop for shepherds during the transhumance, in fact, it overlooks an ancient Osco-Samnite sheep track (also cut into the tuff bank) that connected the highest Neapolitan hill with the Phlegraean-Campanian countryside. In Roman times, the caves were incorporated into an overlying villa, with probable function of mithraeum and nymphaeum. The tuff ridge involved is ingeniously sculpted in such a way as to intercept, with studied channels and inclined planes, both rainwater and spring water to be regimented in two large cisterns. Other channels accompanied the excess water to the bottom of the gully, where a suggestive stream flows that transforms into a rushing torrent during the rains. The hermitage-tower was added at the end of the 16th century in order to incorporate the aforementioned caves. The structure is crossed vertically by a fault fracture from which it is not excluded that thermal steam came out in ancient times. Discovered in 1992 by a group of volunteers organized by Prof. Carlo Palermo, who then formed the Archeoclub Maraheis, it was brought to light by them by manually removing hundreds of cubic meters of material that had fallen from the overlying cliff. The work, which lasted several years, has highlighted the strong archaeological value of the site and has recovered numerous finds from the Neolithic, from the 1st-2nd century AD and others from the medieval period. Most of these are located at the Archaeological Museum of Naples. In the early Middle Ages it was perhaps used by Basilian monks, as would be deduced from the very ancient title of SS. Salvatoriello, given to the main cave, later transformed into a tiny chapel. The place then evolved structurally from a primitive cenoby, becoming a true sanctuary to which people flock from all over the surrounding area. Over time, various hermits followed, then the Franciscan friars (the Madonna with Child and two adoring friars are frescoed in the apse, strongly reminiscent of Giotto), then the Jesuits and still other hermits, until 1800. After that date, it fell into a state of abandonment and almost total decay. In the sights of building speculation, the monumental complex suffered attacks of all kinds: the continuous landslides from the overlying ridge, the damage to the load-bearing structure with the removal of blocks and the dumping of waste of all kinds aimed above all to discourage any cultural activity in situ and above all the visits of both local believers and scholars. The praiseworthy initiative of the FAI ignites new hopes.

In the off-season (end of October) I was even able to get a guided tour at 2pm without booking in advance.

Long, steep stairs lead down

Many ancient passages, sometimes narrow, sometimes wide

ナポリ地下都市は、現在の都市と同時に誕生した並行都市であり、歴史的中心部全体の下、40メートル以上の深さに広がっています。 ナポリ地下都市の公式および公認ルートは、サン・パオロ・マッジョーレ大聖堂の隣にあるVia dei TribunaliのPiazza San Gaetano 68から始まります。

Stairs lead from the Chiesa di San Lorenzo Maggiore seven meters below today's street level. In just a few minutes you can travel back in time almost 2,000 years to the middle of a completely preserved Roman commercial and residential street.

「地下都市」の最も古く、唯一公式に認められたツアーへの入り口。ガイドの一人であるマッシミリアーノは、今日の都市景観に生き続けるギリシャのネアポリスについてのエキサイティングな事実を1時間30分かけて共有してくれました。ツアーのハイライトは、地下で育つ植物🪴、ポッツァーロ🕳️👀🦸としての短い体験（都市の下にある地下井戸にアクセスでき、今日ではクアルティエリ・スパニョーリの壁画に描かれている人々）、そして何よりも、今日の住居ユニットの一部であるギリシャ・ローマ劇場🏛️🎭の発見（ベッドの下の隙間からアクセスできる!!!）でした。 ツアーは、ナポリのプレセピとそのキリスト教の伝統以外の意味についての小さな展示で締めくくられます。 （時には最大3時間かかることもある）行列を避けるために、事前にウェブサイトでチケット🎟️🎟️を購入することをお勧めします。

「地下都市」の最も古く、唯一公式に認められたツアーへの入り口。ガイドの一人であるマッシミリアーノは、今日の街並みに生き続ける古代ギリシャのネアポリスに関するエキサイティングな事実を交え、1時間半にわたって私たちを案内してくれました。ツアーのハイライトは、地下で育つ植物🪴、ポッツァーロ🕳️👀🦸としての短い体験（街の下にある地下の井戸へのアクセスを持っていた人々で、今日ではクアルティエリ・スパニョーリの壁画に描かれています）、そして何よりも、今日の住居の一部となっているギリシャ・ローマ劇場🏛️🎭の発見（ベッドの下の隙間からアクセスできます!!!）でした。 ツアーは、ナポリのプレゼピオ（presepi Napolitani）とそのキリスト教の伝統を超えた意味についての小さな展示で終わります。 行列（時には最大3時間かかることもあります）を避けるためには、事前にウェブサイトでチケット🎟️🎟️を購入することをお勧めします。