Top 4 Caves 콰르토 주변

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

Napoli sotterranea는 현재 도시와 함께 탄생한 평행 도시로, 역사적인 중심지 전체 아래 40미터 이상 깊이까지 뻗어 있습니다. Napoli Sotterranea의 공식 및 승인된 경로는 Via dei Tribunali 거리의 Piazza San Gaetano 68에서 시작하며, San Paolo Maggiore 대성당 옆에 있습니다.

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.

가장 오래되고 공식적으로 인정받는 '지하 도시' 투어의 입구입니다. 가이드 중 한 명인 Massimiliano는 오늘날 도시 풍경에 계속 남아 있는 그리스의 Neapolis에 대한 흥미로운 사실들을 1시간 30분 동안 들려주었습니다. 투어의 하이라이트는 지하에서 자라는 식물 🪴, Pozzaro🕳️👀🦸 (도시 아래 지하 우물에 접근할 수 있었고 오늘날 Quartieri Spagnoli의 벽화에 담겨 있는 사람들)로서의 짧은 경험, 그리고 무엇보다도 오늘날 주거 공간의 일부인 그리스-로마 극장 🏛️🎭을 발견한 것 😲, 침대 밑의 틈새를 통해 접근할 수 있습니다 (!!!). 투어는 기독교 전통 외부에서의 presepi Napolitani와 그 의미에 대한 작은 전시로 마무리됩니다. (때때로 최대 3시간까지 걸릴 수 있는) 줄을 피하기 위해 웹사이트에서 미리 티켓 🎟️🎟️을 구매하는 것이 좋습니다.

가장 오래되고 공식적으로 인정된 '지하 도시' 투어의 입구. 가이드 중 한 명인 Massimiliano는 오늘날 도시 풍경에 계속 살아 숨 쉬는 그리스 Neapolis에 대한 흥미로운 사실들을 1시간 30분 동안 들려주었습니다. 투어의 하이라이트는 지하에서 자라는 식물 🪴, Pozzaro🕳️👀🦸 (도시 아래 지하 우물에 접근할 수 있었고 오늘날 Quartieri Spagnoli의 벽화에 묘사되는 사람들)로서의 짧은 경험, 그리고 무엇보다도 오늘날 주거 공간의 일부인 그리스-로마 극장🏛️🎭을 발견한 것인데, 침대 밑의 틈새를 통해 접근할 수 있었습니다(!!!). 투어는 나폴리산 프레세페와 기독교 전통 외에서의 그 의미에 대한 작은 전시로 마무리됩니다. (때때로 최대 3시간까지 걸릴 수 있는) 줄을 피하려면 웹사이트에서 미리 티켓 🎟️🎟️을 구매하는 것이 좋습니다.