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Miseno is one of the frazioni of the municipality of Bacoli in the Italian Province of Naples. Known in ancient Roman times as Misenum, it is the site of a great Roman port.
A spectacular view can be enjoyed from Monte Procida, with Cape Miseno, Posillipo and Vesuvius in the background, and the symbol of the village is its lighthouse: several films have been shot here and its view is a perpetual tale of sea voyages, a call to sailors and a metaphor for life at sea.
Cape Miseno (Italian: Capo Miseno, Latin: Misenum, Ancient Greek: Μισήνον) is the headland that marks the northwestern limit of the Gulf of Naples as well as the Bay of Pozzuoli in southern Italy. The town of Miseno is located on the north side of the cape.
Misenum, ancient port of Campania, Italy, located about 3 miles (5 km) south of Baiae at the west end of the Gulf of Puteoli (Pozzuoli). Virgil in the Aeneid says the town was named after Aeneas’s trumpeter, Misenus, who was buried there.
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Immersed in the evocative beauty of the Phlegrean Peninsula, Miseno is a hidden jewel that offers a unique combination of history, nature and authentic Italian charm.
Oct 21, 2013 · Cape Miseno is the headland that marks the northwestern limit of the Gulf of Naples as well as the Bay of Pozzuoli in southern Italy. The cape is directly across from the island of Procida and is named for Misenus, a character in Virgil’s Aeneid.
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Miseno is one of the frazioni of the municipality of Bacoli in the Italian Province of Naples. Known in ancient Roman times as Misenum, it is the site of a great Roman port. Map. Directions.
