Fuorigrotta

Fuorigrotta (Italian: "Outside the grotto") is a western suburb of Naples, southern Italy.

Geography

It lies beyond the Posillipo hill and has been joined to the main body of Naples by two traffic tunnels through that hill since the early 20th century.

It is the site of the Stadio San Paolo, home to the Serie A team S.S.C. Napoli. It is also the site of the new Monte Sant'Angelo campus of the University of Naples.

History

An ancient Roman tunnel, the Crypta Neapolitana, has been reopened for visitors. It connected Naples to the road "outside the grotto" that led north to Rome.

Modern Fuorigrotta underwent intense expansion in the 20th century, first by the location in the area of the massive Overseas Fairgrounds by the Fascist government in 1936, and then during a period of urban expansion after World War II.

Notes and references

Administrative divisions of Naples

Municipalities	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

Quarters	Arenella Avvocata Bagnoli Barra Chiaia Chiaiano Fuorigrotta Mercato Miano Montecalvario Pendino Pianura Piscinola Poggioreale Ponticelli Porto Posillipo San Carlo all'Arena San Ferdinando San Giovanni a Teduccio San Giuseppe San Lorenzo San Pietro a Patierno Secondigliano Scampìa Soccavo Stella Vicaria Vomero Zona Industriale

Coordinates: 40°49′30″N 14°11′43″E / 40.82500°N 14.19528°E / 40.82500; 14.19528

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