Attractions
Forum Baths
The ornate central baths beside the Forum of Pompeii, explained room by room.
Pompeii Attractions
The excavated city is the obvious draw, but the attractions around it reward a slower look: Herculaneum, Oplontis, the crater rim of Vesuvius and the vineyards on its slopes. This section lays out what each site offers and how to fit them together, from the Forum to the Villa of the Mysteries and beyond.
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Forum of Pompeii
The civic heart of the buried city: what to see, entrances, tickets and timing.
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Garden of the Fugitives
The Pompeian vineyard where the AD 79 casts are shown where they fell.
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Gladiator Barracks
Where the gladiator barracks sit in Pompeii, and the ticket and timing facts for seeing them.
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Boat Sheds
The vaulted archways on Herculaneum's ancient shoreline, and how to see them.
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Chaste Lovers
The domus with a working bakery and the mosaic that gave it its name, in Pompeii, Italy.
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Tragic Poet House
The famous mosaics and frescoes of the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii, and how to visit.
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Large Palaestra
Pompeii's great exercise court beside the amphitheatre: what it was, which ticket covers it, and how to visit.
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Pompeii Theatre
The Large Theatre and Odeon of Pompeii explained, with tickets, hours and route advice.
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Pompeii Brothel
The Lupanar: frescoes, graffiti and visitor facts for Pompeii's best-known brothel.
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Amphitheatre
Everything you need to visit the amphitheatre of ancient Pompeii: tickets, entrances and time slots.
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Antiquarium
The on-site museum of Pompeii: exhibits, tickets, hours and access in one guide.
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Porta Marina
Pompeii's sea gate and busiest modern entrance, steps from the Scavi train station.
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Pompei Santuario
The pilgrimage basilica of the modern town of Pompei, beside the ancient city.
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Stabian Baths
Pompeii's oldest bath complex, explained with 2026 prices, entrances and hours.
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Temple Of Apollo
Columns, altar and sanctuary in the religious centre of ancient Pompeii.
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Villa Of The Mysteries
The painted villa on the edge of Pompeii: tickets, entrances and visit planning.
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Villa Of The Papyri
Herculaneum's grandest villa and its buried library, closed for works but central to any visit.
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Boscoreale
The Roman farm of Villa Regina and its antiquarium, the countryside counterpart to Pompeii.
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Basilica
The largest surviving public building in ancient Pompeii, on the Forum's south-west corner.
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Naples Museum
The museum in Naples that holds the Pompeii and Herculaneum treasures, and how to pair it with the ruins.
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Bakery of Modestus
The Roman bakery where carbonised loaves were found still inside the oven.
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House of Menander
Pompeii's grand frescoed house, its treasure and its baths, explained with tickets and times.
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House of the Faun
The largest house in Pompeii, with the dancing faun and the Alexander Mosaic copy.
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Via Dell Abbondanza
Walk Pompeii's ancient main street, from the Forum steps to the amphitheatre quarter.
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Thermopolium
Pompeii's best-preserved Roman snack bar, with its counter jars and painted shrines still in place.
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Stabiae Villas
Two grand Roman seaside villas on the Varano ridge above Castellammare di Stabiae.