Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei

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  • Address
    Via Castello, Baia
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  • Phone
    523 37 97
  • Transport
    train: Cumana to Lucrino
bus: Sepsa to Baia
  • Tue-Sat 09:00 - 19:00 , Sun 09:00 -1 hr before sunset

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Packed with ancient local booty, this is where you'll find the bewitching Nymphaeum, dredged up from underwater Baiae and skilfully reassembled. Monuments consecrated to the nymphs, nymphaeums , were a popular spot to the tie the proverbial knot. Other finds include a bronze equestrian statue of the Emperor Domitian (altered to resemble his more popular successor Nerva upon his deposition) and recent finds from Rione Terra.

The museum sits in the Castello di Baia, built in the late 15th century by the Aragonese as a defence against possible French invasion. Later enlarged by Naples' Spanish viceroy Don Pedro de Toledo, it served as a military orphanage for most of the 20th century. The views over the bay are sublime.