Parco archeo-fluviale di Longola
Poggiomarino (NA)
Hidden gemNature
The story
On the banks of the Sarno, among channels and islets, a Bronze Age village resurfaces: stilt houses and boats of a river port buried in the mud for millennia.
Access
Weekend €2 (free under 18 and 1st Sunday); weekdays by booking; closed Nov-Feb
The story
The Archaeo-Fluvial Park of Longola, at Poggiomarino, holds a unique protohistoric village: a settlement on pile-dwellings built on artificial islets along the river Sarno, inhabited from about 1000 BC until the sixth century BC. It was discovered by chance in 2000; the mud of the Sarno preserved its wooden structures and even three dugout canoes in an exceptional way.
What to see
The reconstruction of the huts on the islets connected by canals, among the reeds of the Sarno: a plunge into the prehistory of Campania, at a moment — between the Bronze Age and the birth of Pompeii — that no other site tells so well. The park has been open since 2018.
Hours and prices
Free entry.
Tips
The park has its own entrance and hours: check on the official channels before going. You are at Poggiomarino, in the Vesuvian-Sarno district. An unusual stop, suited to families, different from the great Roman sites.
Frequently asked questions
What is the park of Longola?
An archaeological park at Poggiomarino with the remains of a protohistoric pile-dwelling village along the river Sarno, inhabited from 1000 to the sixth century BC, discovered in 2000.
What can you see at Longola?
The reconstructed huts on the artificial islets connected by canals, among the reeds of the Sarno, and the tale of prehistoric life in Campania.
Where is it?
At Poggiomarino, in the Vesuvian-Sarno district, east of Naples.
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