Villa Gervasio dominates a land where history and legend intertwine: the Phlegraean fields, an authentic treasure chest where surprising landscapes and extraordinary archaeological remains meet. It is the place made immortal by Virgil’s Aeneid. Among the protagonists of this panorama stands out the Aragonese Castle of Baia: a bastion overlooking the sea, an ideal meeting point between the yellow tuff of Campi Flegrei, the history, the wind and the sea. The remains of a Roman building complex were included in the construction of this strongly desired castle – towards the end of the 15th century – by the Aragonese.

It was Pedro Alvarez from Toledo who wanted to modify the structure, immediately after the eruption that generated Monte Nuovo in 1538. The Spanish viceroy imposed a renovation of the castle, which ended up taking on its characteristic star shape.

It is the Land of Myth, the place that has opened its arms to the Greeks, the Romans, the great poets of the past, the travelers of the Grand Tour and contemporary tourists. And that today opens itself to the eyes of the guests of Villa Gervasio.