{"id":25585,"date":"2024-02-12T17:32:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T16:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/archaeological-area-of-velia\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:12:47","slug":"archeological-area-of-velia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/en\/scopri-i-parchi\/archeological-area-of-velia\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeological Area of Velia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25585\" class=\"elementor elementor-25585 elementor-2209\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11da0a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11da0a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467e3f1f elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"467e3f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M440-800v487L216-537l-56 57 320 320 320-320-56-57-224 224v-487h-80Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-435b3401\" data-id=\"435b3401\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a53444b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a53444b\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b629522\" data-id=\"5b629522\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>History of the<br \/>Archaeological Area of Velia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b13c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0b13c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The site of Velia is the product of a long and layered history\u2014an intricate web of events, architecture, and transformations that, over time, have overlapped, evolved, and merged. Today, Velia is part of the contemporary landscape, but it was once the heart of a vital and strategic region. Its story lies in the ability to read this deep historical layering, rooted in the distant past.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rediscovery of Velia began in the 19th century, when the construction of the coastal railway led to the unearthing of large quantities of archaeological material\u2014clear evidence of a significant ancient Greek city near present-day Ascea Marina (SA). Following these early discoveries, between 1886 and 1889, the German engineer W. Schleuning produced the first plan of the site, recording all the visible structures that had come to light.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Systematic excavations began only in 1927. From that point on\u2014and despite interruptions during the two World Wars\u2014archaeological research has continued to this day. A major milestone came in 2005 with the establishment of the Archaeological Park of Velia. In 2020, the ancient city was officially incorporated into the autonomous institute of the Ministry of Culture: the Archaeological Parks of Paestum and Velia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54827655 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54827655\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30dd770\" data-id=\"30dd770\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-242ac169 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"242ac169\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d29cf0c\" data-id=\"3d29cf0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de922c2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de922c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Significance of Elea<br \/>in Greek Culture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89abf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b89abf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 500 and 450 BC, Elea emerged as one of the most flourishing cities of Magna Graecia, thanks to its vibrant maritime trade and well-established social and political structure. According to ancient sources, the city had a stable constitution attributed to the philosophers Parmenides and Zeno\u2014founders of an influential school of thought that left a lasting mark on the intellectual and scientific traditions of the ancient world.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Classical period (450\u2013350 BC), Elea experienced a golden age. Its defensive walls were extended, and the urban quarters became increasingly sophisticated. The inhabitants of Elea seafaring skills secured them not only a steady flow of goods but also valuable political alliances. One such alliance was with Rome, which relied on Velia for ships and a secure landing point during the First Punic War (264\u2013241 BC). When Hannibal invaded Italy, Velia once again aligned itself with the Romans, affirming its status as a strategically vital city. In this same period, Velia welcomed prominent Roman figures, including the general Lucius Aemilius Paullus, renowned for his conquest of Greece.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elea\u2019s influence went far beyond politics and commerce. It was also a centre for learning, medicine, and philosophy. The legacy of Parmenides and Zeno\u2014masters of ancient reasoning whose ideas continue to echo in modern thought\u2014underscores the city\u2019s role as a beacon of intellectual and cultural life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971825d elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"971825d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/en\/the-history-of-elea-velia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"m560-240-56-58 142-142H160v-80h486L504-662l56-58 240 240-240 240Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the history of Elea\/Velia<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fd75de2\" data-id=\"2fd75de2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cad50d animated-fast elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76cad50d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a487b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a487b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c94e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93c94e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DISCOVER VELIA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9a875 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea9a875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e0885 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11e0885\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b648a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4b648a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105c57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"105c57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mapavelia-1024x716.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mapavelia-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mapavelia-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mapavelia-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mapavelia.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ade337 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ade337\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4391cc1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4391cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check the Map of the<br \/>Archaeological Area<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3db2f9 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d3db2f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">01 - Necropoleis of Porta Marina Sud<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">02 - Masseria Cobellis Complex<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">03 - Roman Baths<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">04 - Askleplieion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">05 - Hellenistic Baths<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">06 - Casa degli Affreschi<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">07 - Porta Rosa<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">08 - Theatre<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">09 - Acropolis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace0379 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ace0379\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31db95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d31db95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d09b375 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d09b375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover the Areas of Interest in the archaeological area<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eccd92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9eccd92\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51eadf7 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"51eadf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"85896695\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-858966951\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-858966951\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t01 - Necropoleis of Porta Marina Sud\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-858966952\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-858966952\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t02 - Masseria Cobellis Complex\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-858966953\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-858966953\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t03 - Roman Baths\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-858966954\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-858966954\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t04 - Askleplieion\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-858966955\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-858966955\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t05 - Hellenistic Baths\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-858966956\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-858966956\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t06 - Casa degli Affreschi\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-858966957\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-858966957\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t07 - Porta Rosa\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-858966958\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-858966958\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t08 - The Theatre\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-858966959\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"9\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-858966959\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 9;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t09 - The Acropolis\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-858966951\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-858966951\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-3fad71e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fad71e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30336ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30336ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1bb54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af1bb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/necropoli2-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20819\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/necropoli2-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/necropoli2-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/necropoli2-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/necropoli2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdaeeca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdaeeca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c948035 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c948035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Necropoleis<\/span> of Porta Marina Sud<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c8fd61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c8fd61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just outside the city walls, you can still see the remains of the Roman necropoleis that developed during the early centuries of the Common Era. Excavations in this area have uncovered a wide variety of burial types. Today, small mausoleums and several funerary enclosures remain visible.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the finds, inscriptions recovered from some of the tombs reveal the lives of men and women once buried here. They include Mario Domitio, a veteran of the Roman fleet; Quintus Valerius Sisenna Reginus, a Roman knight who lost his life in a storm while sailing along the coast; and Caio Giulio Callisto, who died at the age of just 15, with a grave prepared by his father. One particularly touching dedication comes from Sosia Germana, who arranged a burial for her beloved husband, Ateneo, who lived to be 58.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-858966952\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-858966952\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-b1a334e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1a334e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e109f2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e109f2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099552b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"099552b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/masseriacobellis-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/masseriacobellis-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/masseriacobellis-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/masseriacobellis-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/masseriacobellis.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d235de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d235de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a51ac elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70a51ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Masseria Cobellis Complex<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1048fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1048fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Situated in a strategic position between the southern and eastern quarters of the city, and close to Insula II, stands the restored 19th-century farmhouse of Masseria Cobellis. This building incorporates the remains of an ancient monumental complex dating from the 1st to 2nd centuries AD, designed over several levels around a natural spring and built to follow the contours of the land.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This elegant public structure, dating back to the mid-Imperial period, is notable for its dramatic two-level layout and its careful symmetry. At the centre of its design were a nymphaeum and a basin, framed by brick staircases and once clad in marble slabs\u2014some of which are still partially preserved today.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-858966953\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-858966953\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f321004 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f321004\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5b3744 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5b3744\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2ae15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be2ae15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tererl-a-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20821\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tererl-a-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tererl-a-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tererl-a-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tererl-a.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc9ab0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfc9ab0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83dba5c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83dba5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Roman Baths<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878be1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"878be1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the lower part of the city, just below the hills, stands a trapezoidal-shaped bath complex, built between the 1st and 2nd centuries\u202fCE. Constructed using the typical imperial technique known as opus listatum\u2014alternating layers of stone and brick\u2014the building was once adorned with painted plaster and elegant marble cladding. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, remnants of the bath\u2019s drainage channel can still be seen near the junction of Via di Porta Rosa and the southern district. During the medieval period, the semicircular basin of the calidarium was repurposed as a baptismal font.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the natural slope of the terrain, the baths were seamlessly integrated into the urban landscape, linking the southern district to the elevated terrace quarter. The main entrance, with its pedimented fa\u00e7ade, faced onto Via di Porta Rosa. From the atrium, visitors would turn left to enter the apodyterium (changing room), while directly ahead lay the frigidarium, a cold-water room with a mosaic floor decorated with fantastical sea creatures. To the right were the heated spaces: the tepidarium and laconicum for warm baths and saunas, and the calidarium for hot-water immersion. In the laconicum, you can still see the terracotta tubes embedded in the walls and the suspensurae\u2014small pillars beneath the floor designed to circulate hot air.<\/span> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-858966954\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-858966954\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6f27173 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f27173\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbbce22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbbce22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2f0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f2f0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/asklepeion-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20822\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/asklepeion-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/asklepeion-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/asklepeion-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/asklepeion.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acbda8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acbda8f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3957d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a3957d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Askleplieion<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec45c8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec45c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div class=\"pt-0.5 juice:pt-0\"><div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full juice:h-8 juice:w-8\"><div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Asklepieion is a Hellenistic complex laid out in a striking, terraced arrangement across three levels, framed by well-defined walls and embellished with fountains and nymphaea. The lower terrace is structured around a large square (30 x 17 metres), bordered on three sides by a colonnaded portico. Entry is from the lower edge, where a grand fountain once stood\u2014four smooth columns from it still remain.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This complex is interpreted as the sanctuary of Asclepius, the god of medicine and healing, whose statue was found in the city. Here, pilgrims would not only worship the god but also seek treatment using the spring\u2019s healing waters. The portico of the lower terrace is believed to have housed the sick, who, after their water therapies, would rest in the open-air colonnades.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-858966955\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-858966955\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-da71b34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da71b34\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c03a79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c03a79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeaed07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aeaed07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/termeellenistiche-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/termeellenistiche-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/termeellenistiche-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/termeellenistiche-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/termeellenistiche.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1209d3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1209d3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25c0cb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e25c0cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hellenistic Baths<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7c88f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd7c88f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the highest point of the valley, in an area once used for citrus cultivation and known locally as the \u201cGiardiniello,\u201d stands a thermal complex dating back to the early 3rd century BC. Known as a balaneion, this public bathhouse\u2014open to all citizens\u2014has no close parallels in other cities of Magna Graecia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three main rooms have been identified: a central changing room; a circular tholos-shaped space where seated individual baths were arranged in a circle, allowing attendants to pour hot water over bathers; and a mosaic-lined pool with benches for communal hot bathing. The remains of the furnace used to heat the water are also still visible. The Hellenistic Baths mark the top of a sequence of wellness-focused structures, which include the Asklepieion, Roman Baths, and the Masseria Cobellis complex\u2014all devoted to health and physical care.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-858966956\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-858966956\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-3da1bf5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3da1bf5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1899b36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1899b36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8522e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8522e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/casadegliaffreschi-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22778\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/casadegliaffreschi-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/casadegliaffreschi-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/casadegliaffreschi-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/casadegliaffreschi.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace7786 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ace7786\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec4856 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ec4856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Casa degli Affreschi<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b85961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b85961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the western edge of the Terrace Quarter, beneath the slopes of the Acropolis, lies a large domus built around a central peristyle. Dating to the early 2nd century BC, it covers approximately 400 square metres and includes over thirty rooms grouped around two main courtyards.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the main rooms still preserve their refined frescoed walls, adorned with faunal, floral, and geometric motifs. These decorative elements are particularly present in the reception rooms, reflecting the prestige and elegance of the residence. Homes like this belonged to Velia\u2019s noble class, who lived here during leisure periods and hosted guests in a refined setting. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-858966957\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-858966957\" data-tab-index=\"7\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-aa4da65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa4da65\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8c20f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be8c20f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a8565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38a8565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/portarosa-1-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/portarosa-1-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/portarosa-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/portarosa-1-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/portarosa-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a831c85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a831c85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c935d0b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c935d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Porta Rosa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b467eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b467eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the narrowest point of the gorge dividing the Velia promontory stands the city\u2019s most iconic monument\u2014Porta Rosa. German engineer W. Schleuning had already hypothesised the presence of an urban gate here, and it was Mario Napoli who uncovered the structure on 8 March 1964. It was named in honour of his wife, Rosa.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Porta Rosa is not, in fact, a gate but a viaduct\u2014an architectural structure formed by a dry-stone arch with a semicircular vault, built entirely in sandstone. It marks a key point of both separation and connection in the city\u2019s road system, linking two main routes: one running beneath the arch, joining the northern and southern city districts, and one above it, connecting the Acropolis to the ridge of the gods and the medieval fortress of Castelluccio.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To construct this impressive structure, the promontory was cut, and the slopes stabilised with massive, terraced retaining walls, still visible today on the left-hand side of the southern wall. The construction of Porta Rosa was part of a broader urban redevelopment effort that reshaped the city in the late 4th century BC. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-858966958\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-858966958\" data-tab-index=\"8\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f366b2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f366b2a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51150c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d51150c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1117b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe1117b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anfiteatro-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20048\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anfiteatro-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anfiteatro-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anfiteatro-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anfiteatro.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6883ac8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6883ac8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f8044 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4f8044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Theatre<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d7dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2d7dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In ancient Greek cities, theatrical performances were central to civic life. Audiences were often highly engaged, and plays could run throughout the day. The theatre was not only a source of entertainment, but also a means of civic education.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The theatre visible today is the result of a Roman-era reconstruction, when Velia\u2019s Acropolis underwent major redevelopment. It could accommodate around 2,000 spectators. The theatre is built into the hillside on its western side, while the eastern part is supported by an artificial embankment. The cavea (seating area) comprises 20 to 22 rows of stone seats, divided into five equal sectors. Access was via two side entrances (parodoi). The stage was positioned in a panoramic spot and supported by the terracing wall below.<\/span> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-858966959\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-858966959\" data-tab-index=\"9\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 9;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-9fbfc11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fbfc11\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63cf12b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63cf12b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e46f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63e46f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/torrevelia-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20047\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/torrevelia-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/torrevelia-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/torrevelia-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/torrevelia.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68dbe4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68dbe4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d273d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3d273d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Acropolis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12859b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12859b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The westernmost part of the Velia promontory is occupied by the Acropolis, laid out over two main terraces. The upper terrace is home to the Angevin Tower and the so-called Palatine Chapel, while the lower terrace contains the Church of Santa Maria in Portosalvo.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the first excavations of the 1920s, this area was still covered with medieval and early modern buildings, which were gradually removed to allow exploration of earlier settlement layers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc77f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"dc77f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2310\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2310\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read more <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2310\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2b2a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab2b2a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d636e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d636e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Acropolis has been continuously inhabited since the foundation of the Phocaean colony. On the southern slopes of the promontory, around 535 BC, a residential quarter began to develop\u2014extensively investigated by an Austrian archaeological mission.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simultaneously, the first structures linked to a sacred building appeared on the upper terrace. During the Classical period, around 480 BC, the upper city was entirely reorganised as a public religious area. The older residential quarter was abandoned and buried beneath a large terrace, upon which a major sanctuary was constructed\u2014likely dedicated to the goddess Athena.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to ongoing excavations, we now have a clear picture of how the sanctuary may have looked during the Hellenistic period, when extensive renovations introduced several monumental elements: the theatre built into the natural slope, the sanctuary\u2019s entrance near the Palatine Chapel, the large temple (of which the foundation is still visible), a porticoed building to the west of the temple, and a stoa (covered walkway) adjoining the lower terrace\u2019s retaining 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