Areas Around Pompeii

Pompeii is bigger than the forum most visitors race through. This section breaks the site, and the wider Vesuvian area, into areas you can plan around: the amphitheatre quarter, Herculaneum, Oplontis, Vesuvius itself and the modern town of Pompei.

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Herculaneum

The buried Roman city of Herculaneum in modern Ercolano, near Naples and Mount Vesuvius.

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Pompei Town

The modern town beside the ruins: Sanctuary, stations, food and practical services.

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Torre Annunziata

The modern town around Oplontis and the Villa Poppaea, the buried villa that shares its UNESCO listing with Pompeii.

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Castellammare

The Stabiae villas, tickets and transport for Castellammare di Stabiae on the Bay of Naples.

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Pompeii Map

How the ancient city of Pompeii is laid out: regions, entrances and routes.

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New Discoveries

The Regio V excavations and the finds reshaping what is known about Pompeii.

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