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Pompeii

Modern-day Pompeii (Pompei in Italian) may feel like a nondescript satellite of Naples, but it's here that you'll find Europe's most compelling archaeological site: the ruins of Pompeii. Sprawling and haunting, the site is a stark reminder of the destructive forces that lie deep inside Vesuvius.

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    Ruins of Pompeii

    Pompeii

    The ghostly ruins of ancient Pompeii (Pompei in Italian) make for one of the world's most engrossing archaeological experiences. Much of the site's value鈥

  • The frescoes of Villa dei Misteri (Villa of the Mysteries), an ancient Roman villa at Pompeii ancient city, Italy 1184945411 ancient city, pompeii ruins, roman city, villa dei misteri, villa of the mysteries

    Villa dei Misteri

    Pompeii

    This restored, 90-room villa is one of the most complete structures left standing in Pompeii. The Dionysiac frieze, the most important fresco still on鈥

  • Italy, Pompeii, House Of The Faun,

    Casa del Fauno

    Pompeii

    Covering an entire insula (city block) and claiming two atria at its front end (humbler homes had one), Pompeii's largest private house is named after the鈥

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    Tempio di Apollo

    Pompeii

    The oldest and most important of Pompeii's religious buildings, the Tempio di Apollo largely dates from the 2nd century BC, including the striking鈥

  • Stabian Baths, Pompeii, Italy 1315294451

    Terme Stabiane

    Pompeii

    At this typical 2nd-century-BC bathing complex, bathers would enter from the vestibule, stop off in the vaulted apodyterium (changing room), and then pass鈥

  • Fresco depicting Venus, House of Venus in Shell, Pompeii (Unesco World Heritage List, 1997), Campania, Italy, Roman civilization, 1st century BC

    Casa della Venere in Conchiglia

    Pompeii

    Casa della Venere in Conchiglia harbours a lovely peristyle looking onto a small, manicured garden. It's here in the garden that you'll find the large,鈥

  • Dog mosaic in the House of the Tragic Poet.

    Casa del Poeta Tragico

    Pompeii

    The 1st-century AD Casa del Poeta Tragico features the world's first-known 'beware of the dog' 鈥 cave canem 鈥 warnings. Visible through a protective glass鈥

  • Terme Suburbane

    Terme Suburbane

    Pompeii

    Just outside ancient Pompeii's city walls, this 1st-century-BC bathhouse is famous for several erotic frescoes that scandalised the Vatican when they were鈥

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