FUSARO

     Called by the ancients Palus Acherusia, known by Licofrone and described by Strabone, the Lake Fusaro was named this way only during the Angevin period, when it was used for the retting of hemp, which was cultivated in the territory of Cumae.

     Propriety of the Bourbons, as Carlo III acquired it from the Establishment of the Annunziata to satisfy his venatorial passion, organizing beatings in the wood nearby (Pineta) and fishing in the lake.

     The territory was embellished and put to its best use by Vanvitelli the Elder, designer of the works connected to the construction of buildings for pisciculture and culture of mussels.

Gianni RACE "Bacoli Baia Cuma Miseno: Storia e mito"

... At the beginning of last century, the lake Fusaro and the adjoining structures: the Royal Casina, the so-called Ostrichina, the Gran Restaurant, the Pavilions (big stables) and the green Park, were all part of a unique huge factory which provided bread and work to hundreds of people.

     Ciro AMOROSO

TORREGAVETA

Favourite destination of the bathers during summer, in ancient times it was part of the littoral of Cumae. Its specific denomination is much more recent, maybe even more than the one of Cappella. In fact it dates back to the time when the Viceroy Don Pedro Alvarez de Toledo marquis of Villafranca, with the ordinance of 1532, established that along all the littoral they had to be built some  warning towers. So also Miseno, Monte di Procida and Cumae (Torregaveta) had their own towers.

The one of Torregaveta raised on the highest promontory which went down vertically to the sea, and was for this reason called by the popular tradition “àvuta” (high) from which the name, then transformed, Torre àvuta.

On the other hand, according to Annecchino that locality was already called “gavèta” or “gavetello” and so the tower would have then become of the “gavèta”.

This place is today remarkably upset by the excavations for the quarrying of pozzolana, but it has substantially kept a great part of its natural charm. In fact you can enjoy the rare vision of Ischia and Procida, which seem so close that you can reach them just stretching an arm. Actually here the geologic nature of the territory presents itself in all its tortuous reality.

Archaeologically, the most interesting aspect is represented by the ruins of the ancient villa of Servilio Vatia, called the Isauricus, because of the overwhelming victory which he carried off in 79 B.C. against the Isauri.

The wonderful villa of this skilful warrior was built and furnished with refinement, but at the same time, thanks especially to its strategic position overlooking the sea, it was a real self-sufficient fortress.

Unfortunately they remained of it only few ruins, as the caves of pozzolana and the bunkers dug during the last world conflict in the tuffaceous crust altered remarkably its consistence.

In that place they have been found beautiful statues of emperors and famous personages.

Gianni PICONE “Da Posillipo a Cuma”