Solfatara Crater
Solfatara Crater
- Address
- Via Solfatara 161
- Transport
- Phone
- 081 526 23 41
- Price
- adult/5-10yr €6/4
- Hours
- 8.30am-1hr before sunset
Lonely Planet review for Solfatara Crater
Unnerving and surreal, this steamy crater was called Foro Vulcani (home of the god of fire) by the Romans; the crater’s acrid steam, bubbling mud and sulphurous water have been lauded as health cures for thousands of years. At the far end of the crater you can see the Stufe, two ancient grottos excavated at the end of the 19th century to create two brick sudatoria (sweat rooms). Christened Purgatory and Hell, they both reach temperatures of up to 90°C.
