Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Pompei, Italy
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4.1 km
62 m
Explore Pompei in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in PompeiSight 1: Regio I
The following are the monuments in Regio I of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.
Sight 2: Samnite Gymnasium
The Samnite Gym is a Roman gymnasium, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and rediscovered following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: its function was to host gymnastic competitions or military and political meetings.
Sight 3: Lupanar (brothel)
The Lupanar is the ruined building of an ancient Roman brothel in the city of Pompeii. It is of particular interest for the erotic paintings on its walls, and is also known as the Lupanare Grande or the "Purpose-Built Brothel" in the Roman colony. Pompeii was closely associated with Venus, the ancient Roman goddess of love, sex, and fertility, and therefore a mythological figure closely tied to prostitution.
Sight 4: Edificio di Eumachia
The Edifice of Eumachia was a public building from the Roman era, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: the building was used as a wool market or as the headquarters of the guild of fullones.
Sight 5: Foro di Pompei
The Forum of Pompeii is a Roman forum, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 and found as a result of the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii. The structure was the main square of the city and represented the political, economic and religious center in which demonstrations, commercial negotiations and debates took place; It is, of its kind, one of the best preserved of the ancient Italic cities.
Sight 6: Macellum
The Macellum of Pompeii was located on the Forum and as the provision market of Pompeii was one of the focal points of the ancient city. The building was constructed in several phases. When the earthquake of 62 AD destroyed large parts of Pompeii, the Macellum was also damaged. Archeological excavations in the modern era have revealed a building that had still not been fully repaired by the time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Sight 7: Domus Lucreti
Marco Lucrezio's house is a Roman house, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: also called the home of the Sounding tricks, owes its name to that of the alleged owner, namely Marco Lucrezio.
Sight 8: Regio IX
The following are the monuments in Regio IX of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.
Sight 9: Casa dei Gladiatori (V.5.3)
The House of Gladiators or Gladiators barracks is located in Pompeii.
Sight 10: Casa di Cecilio Giocondo
Lucio Cecilio Giocondo's house is a Roman house, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius of 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii.
Sight 11: Casa VI 14, 28.33 Sog. Casa di Laocoonte
The house of Laocoön is a house from the Roman era, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: it owes its name to a cycle of paintings found in the atrium.
Sight 12: House of the Ara Maxima
The house of the Ara Massima is a house from the Roman era, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found as a result of the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: it is also called the house of Narcissus or the house of Pinario.
Sight 13: Castellum aquae
The Castellum Aquae is a Roman building, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: its function was to collect drinking water and distribute it to the city's water network.
Sight 14: House of the Faun
The House of the Faun, constructed in the 2nd century BC during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic palace that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy. The historical significance in this impressive estate is found in the many great pieces of art that were well preserved from the ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It is one of the most luxurious aristocratic houses from the Roman Republic, and reflects this period better than most archaeological evidence found even in Rome itself.
Sight 15: House of the Labyrinth
The House of the Labyrinth is a domus in Pompeii, largely dating from the Republican period.
Sight 16: Casa dei Dioscuri
The house of the Dioscuri is a house from the Roman era, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found as a result of the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: it is one of the largest and best decorated houses in the city and owes its name to a painting located at the entrance, depicting the Dioscuri Castor and Pollux, now preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Sight 17: Casa di Sallustio
The House of Sallust was an elite residence (domus) in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and among the most sumptuous of the city.
Sight 18: Casa del chirurgo
The House of the Surgeon is one of the most famous houses in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and is named after ancient surgical instruments that were found there. Along with the rest of the city, it was buried and largely preserved under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
Sight 19: Necropoli di Porta Ercolano
The necropolises of Pompeii, as required by Roman laws, stood outside the walls, near the entrance gates to the city: six necropolises have been explored in Pompeii, some of small size, others, such as that of Porta Ercolano, Porta Nocera and Fondo Pacifico containing a greater number of tombs.
Sight 20: Regio IV
The following are the monuments in Regio IV of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.
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