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User Reviews
Alberto Pala (20 months ago)
It is a warm spring Sunday when we arrive in Mergellina. A light mist barely hides Vesuvius and along the seafront rowdy Neapolitans line up for an aperitif while others already seated eat as if there were no tomorrow. A little further on is the Vergiliano Park, a gallery with an unbreathable air, a kind of local Acheron, which ferries us towards the Maestro's tomb. Perhaps he himself guides us through the park among many trees and plants but above all linked to the Greek and Roman tradition: rushes, laurel, oaks and cypresses well presented with names and references to the past. We arrive, trudging with the tongue hanging out, and always in religious silence, at the tomb of Virgil, after having climbed a steep and infinite staircase, which however repays us for the effort with an exciting view of the sea, Vesuvius and its city: it is Is this the toll to pay? Virgil's tumulus is a cylindrical Augustan construction, with ten niches inside which perhaps also contained the poet's cinerary urns, this is the legend, and we like to believe that it is. Speaking of legends, it is said that Leopardi, at night, comes out of his tomb to climb the steps and perhaps also pay homage to Virgil. ….
It is a warm spring Sunday when we arrive in Mergellina. A light mist barely hides Vesuvius and along the seafront rowdy Neapolitans line up for an aperitif while others already seated eat as if there were no tomorrow. A little further on is the Vergiliano Park, a gallery with an unbreathable air, a kind of local Acheron, which ferries us towards the Maestro's tomb. Perhaps he himself guides us through the park among many trees and plants but above all linked to the Greek and Roman tradition: rushes, laurel, oaks and cypresses well presented with names and references to the past. We arrive, trudging with the tongue hanging out, and always in religious silence, at the tomb of Virgil, after having climbed a steep and infinite staircase, which however repays us for the effort with an exciting view of the sea, Vesuvius and its city: it is Is this the toll to pay? Virgil's tumulus is a cylindrical Augustan construction, with ten niches inside which perhaps also contained the poet's cinerary urns, this is the legend, and we like to believe that it is. Speaking of legends, it is said that Leopardi, at night, comes out of his tomb to climb the steps and perhaps also pay homage to Virgil. ….
sonia beccaro (22 months ago)
Park closed during Christmas holidays in the afternoon. The street to reach the park dirty
Park closed during Christmas holidays in the afternoon. The street to reach the park dirty
Piero Pavone (2 years ago)
Wonderful place..unfortunately difficult to find and no parking place around
Wonderful place..unfortunately difficult to find and no parking place around
Luca Andreoletti (5 years ago)
Tomba monumentale vicina a quella di Leopardi sita in un parco con una bella vista sulla città. Nel complesso merita sicuramente una visita
Tomba monumentale vicina a quella di Leopardi sita in un parco con una bella vista sulla città. Nel complesso merita sicuramente una visita
Gennaro T.G (5 years ago)
It is a park with the tombs of Virgil and Leopardi inside there are caves and ancient monuments the park is very nice and located in margellina exactly near the church of Piedigrotta you can get there with line 2 of the Gianturco Pozzuoli metro .
It is a park with the tombs of Virgil and Leopardi inside there are caves and ancient monuments the park is very nice and located in margellina exactly near the church of Piedigrotta you can get there with line 2 of the Gianturco Pozzuoli metro .
