Punta Epitaffio nymphaeum

The Ninfeo di Punta Epitaffio is a Roman nymphaeum, built in the 1st century AD under Emperor Claudius, now submerged about seven metres beneath the sea in the Parco sommerso di Baia, in the Gulf of Pozzuoli, Campania. This underwater site once served as a grand, frescoed dining grotto, its marble statues and intricate mosaics gradually swallowed by the rising waters due to bradyseism. Today, divers can explore its haunting remains, including the famous marble statues of Ulysses and his companions, which were recovered from the seabed and now reside in the nearby Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei. The ninfeo offers a rare, silent glimpse into the opulent leisure of the Roman elite, now eerily preserved in the deep.

Description via source. Coordinates and heritage data from the Atika atlas.