Museo archeologico dei Campi Flegrei nel Castello di Baia
Archaeological museum housed in the Aragonese castle of Baia, with finds from Cuma, Pozzuoli, Rione Terra and Liternum.
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About the museum
The museum occupies the Castle of Baia, built by the Aragonese between 1490 and 1493 and extended during the Spanish viceroyalty; it stands on the promontory closing the bay of Baia to the south. The present display was opened in 2010, and the sections are spread across different parts of the castle, linked by ramps, stairs and terraces; the visit ends in the Piazza d’Armi, with a wide view over the Gulf of Naples.
Beneath the castle lies a large Roman villa built as a maritime residence, which climbs for almost one hundred metres from the sea to the top; in the Padiglione Cavaliere remain floors in opus signinum and black-and-white mosaics. Built in the 2nd century BC and renovated in two phases in the mid-1st century BC, it passed to the imperial domain under Nero.
The collections document the Phlegraean territory: for Cuma there are plaster casts from a workshop in Baia, the rebuilt portico of the forum, the Cumana and Stevens collections and a painted tomb transferred whole; for Pozzuoli the materials of the Augustan colony, aqueducts, the harbour and oriental cults; followed by the finds from Rione Terra and Liternum.
Highlights
- Aragonese castle of 1490–1493
- Roman villa beneath the castle with mosaics in the Padiglione Cavaliere
- Rebuilt forum of Cuma and the Cumana and Stevens collections
- Materials of the Augustan colony of Pozzuoli
- Finds from Liternum and Rione Terra
- View over the gulf from the Piazza d’Armi
Permanent exhibition
- Collezioni dei Campi Flegrei nel Castello di Baia – Sections on Cuma, Pozzuoli, Rione Terra and Liternum, with the Roman villa beneath the castle.
- Operated by
- Parco archeologico dei Campi Flegrei
- Visitors per year
- approx. 36,004
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2European Union citizens aged 18 to 25 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for under 18s. |
| Circuito flegreo (standard, valid for three consecutive days) | €10Includes the museum, the Parco archeologico di Cuma, the Parco archeologico delle Terme di Baia and the Flavian Amphitheatre of Pozzuoli; with reservation. |
| Circuito flegreo (reduced) | €5 |
| myCastello card (annual) | €10Unlimited admission to the Castello di Baia alone, by reservation. |
Tickets online via the Musei Italiani portal or at the totems at the entrance; online purchase is compulsory for groups of more than 10 visitors and for schools.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The site is partially accessible to people with motor disabilities; barrier-removal work is under way as part of the project “Il Parco apre i confini: oltre le barriere” (The park opens its borders: beyond barriers).
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
EAV Cumana railway from Naples Montesanto to the stop Fusaro or Lucrino, then EAV bus.
The castle stands on the promontory closing the bay of Baia to the south.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The prisons of the Castello di Baia can be visited by reservation through CoopCulture. A virtual tour is also available on the park’s website. |
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