Parco Vergiliano

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  • Address
    Salita dell Grotta 20, Piedigrotta
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  • Phone
    66 93 90
  • Transport
    underground rail: Mergellina

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Lonely Planet review

Squeezed in between a railway bridge and the cliffs of Posillipo hill, this shady urban oasis hides two historical treasures; Virgil's tomb and the world's longest Roman tunnel.

Also buried in the park is the 19th-century poet Giacomo Leopardi.

The exact whereabouts of Virgil's body is a mystery. He died in Brindisi in 19 BC, and legend has it that his remains were then brought to Naples. Buried in a vault dating to the Augustan age, his tomb lies at the top of an exceedingly steep flight of stairs above the entrance to the closed Crypta Neapolitana . Built in the 1st century AD to connect Naples with Pozzuoli, this 700m-long feat of ancient engineering is the world's longest Roman tunnel and one of the best places to catch a cool draft on a hot summer's day.