Photographs taken by Oscar in 1974 of the Seiano Grotto Tunnel

Below are a series of photographs taken by Oscar Salvi when he was much younger, back in May of 1974.
I have also placed copies in the Forum section of the site under Speoleogia Urbana. These great photos show a part of Naples' Cape Posillipo that in no longer accessible to the public. The Grotto di Seiano, which is detailed in our Napoliunderground database under location code C0121 (available for all who register free as site members), is an antique Roman gallery or tunnel created to connect the Flegrea area with the Cape Posillipo and the villa of Vedio Pollione, from whom it is thought the area took its name. Pausylipon in Greek means "place where unhappiness ends" .
The tunnel was used also to connect to the panoramic Bay of Trentaremi, home to an ancient Roman port where the Imperial Trireme Fighting Ships of around 480 BC were repaired, giving the bay its name.

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Translation - Larry Ray