Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Pompei, Italy

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 67 m
Descend 69 m

Experience Pompei in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Pompei

Sight 1: Villa of the Mysteries

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The Villa of the Mysteries is a well-preserved suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy. It is famous for the series of exquisite frescos in Room 5, which are usually interpreted as showing the initiation of a bride into a Greco-Roman mystery cult. These are now among the best known of the relatively rare survivals of Ancient Roman painting from the 1st century BC.

Wikipedia: Villa of the Mysteries (EN), Website

321 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Villa di Diomede

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The Villa of Diomedes is an ancient Roman villa near Pompeii, Italy.

Wikipedia: Villa of Diomedes (EN)

201 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Necropoli di Porta Ercolano

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The necropolis of Pompeii, as required by Roman laws, stood outside the walls, near the entrance gates to the city: in Pompeii six necropolises have been explored, some of small dimensions, others, such as that of Porta Ercolano, Porta Nocera and Fondo Pacifico containing a greater number of tombs.

Wikipedia: Necropoli di Pompei (IT)

488 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Regio VI

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The list includes the monuments present in Regio VI of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio VI degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

93 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: House of the Labyrinth

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House of the Labyrinth WolfgangRieger / CC BY 3.0

The House of the Labyrinth is a domus of Pompeii, largely dated to the Republican period.

Wikipedia: Casa del Labirinto (IT)

210 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Castellum aquae

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The Castellum Aquae is a building from the Roman era, 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 water network.

Wikipedia: Castellum Aquae (IT)

78 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: House of the Ara Maxima

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The house of the Ara Massima is a house from Roman times, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: it is also called the house of Narcissus or the house of Pinarius.

Wikipedia: Casa dell'Ara Massima (IT)

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Casa VI 14, 28.33 Sog. Casa di Laocoonte

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The House of Laocoön is a Roman house, 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.

Wikipedia: Casa di Laocoonte (IT)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: House of the Silver Wedding

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House of the Silver Wedding

The House of the Silver Wedding is the name given to the archaeological remains of a Roman house in Pompeii, buried in the ash from the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The house was excavated in 1893 and was named after the silver wedding anniversary of Umberto I of Italy and Margherita of Savoy, which took place in that year.

Wikipedia: House of the Silver Wedding (EN)

30 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: Regio V

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The list includes the monuments present in Regio V of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio V degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Casa dei Gladiatori (V.5.3)

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Casa dei Gladiatori (V.5.3)

The Gladiators' house is located in Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Casa dei Gladiatori (IT)

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Pompeii

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The archaeological excavations of Pompeii have returned the remains of the ancient city of Pompeii, near the hill of Civita, at the gates of modern Pompeii, buried under a blanket of ashes and lapilli during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79, together with Herculaneum, Stabia and Oplontis.

Wikipedia: Scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

114 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Regio IX

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The list includes the monuments present in Regio IX of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio IX degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

502 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: Regio III

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The list includes the monuments present in Regio III of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio III degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

129 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: House of Julia Felix

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House of Julia Felix

The House of Julia Felix, also referred to as the praedia of Julia Felix, is a large Roman property on the Via dell'Abbondanza in the city of Pompeii. It was originally the residence of Julia Felix, who converted portions of it to apartments available for rent and other parts for public use after the major earthquake in 62 AD, a precursor to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD that destroyed Pompeii.

Wikipedia: House of Julia Felix (EN)

153 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Regio II

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The list includes the monuments present in Regio II of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio II degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

668 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 17: Regio IV

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The list includes the monuments present in Regio IV of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio IV degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

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