🏛️ 🏺 Sunken Roman town of Baia

 🏛️ 🏺 Sunken Roman town of Baia

Baia was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli. It was a fashionable resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to Capri, Pompeii, and Herculaneum by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC to AD 500. 

It was notorious for its hedonistic offerings and the attendant rumours of corruption and scandal.

The lower part of the town later became submerged in the sea due to local volcanic, bradyseismic activity. This seems to have occurred in two phases: first between the 3rd and 5th centuries, still in the late Imperial era, followed by a more substantial submersion during the 8th century. Recent underwater archaeology has revealed many of the fine buildings now protected in the submerged archaeological park of Baia.

You can visit the sunken town of baia - link below 👇

https://www.baiasommersa.it/baiasommersa-escursioni.html