The Bay of Naples
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In antiquity, the Casa dei Cervi was one of the first houses that visitors to the town would have passed as they entered the city from the seaward...Read More
The ruin of this house takes its name from the mosaic in back that still sports its bright blue coloring and adorns the wall of the small, secluded...Read More
Lying more than 50 feet below the present-day town of Ercolano, the ruins of Herculaneum are set among the acres of greenhouses that make this...Read More
The Castle of Baia, which commands a 360-degree view eastward across the Bay of Pozzuoli and westward across the open Tyrrhenian, provides a...Read More
The site of Pompeii, the petrified memorial to Vesuvius's eruption in AD 79, is the largest, most accessible, and probably most famous excavation...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThe wall outside this ancient wine shop shows four jars ( cucumae ) of different colors and prices. Above the wine list is the god Sema Sancus...Read More
Despite the wear and tear of the millennia and the loss of masonry during the Middle Ages, this site is one of the Campi Flegrei area's Roman...Read More
Explore the ruins by the terrace of Marcus Nonius Balbus, where the town's great benefactor is buried, and the Suburban Baths (currently closed...Read More
From the small modern-day port of Baia you can board a boat with glass panels on its lower deck and view part of the città sommersa, the underwater...Read More
An outstanding example of carbonized remains is found in the Casa del Tramezzo di Legno, as it has been prosaically labeled by archaeologists...Read More
Allow at least two hours to soak up the ambience of the ruins of Cumae, founded by Greek colonists late in the 8th century BC. Centuries later...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesRegarded by the ancients as the doorway to the Underworld, the fabled lake was well known by the time the great poet Virgil settled here to...Read More
Although Vesuvius's destructive powers are on hold, the threat of an eruption remains ever present. Seen from the other side of the Bay of Naples...Read More
With dazzling "virtual" versions of Herculaneum's streets and squares and a multi-D simulation of Vesuvius erupting, Herculaneum's 1st-century...Read More
For those overwhelmed by the throngs at Pompeii, a visit to the site of Oplontis offers a chance for contemplation and intellectual stimulation...Read More
No town would have been complete without its sports facilities, and Herculaneum was no exception. Just opposite the thermopolium, on Cardo...Read More
In antiquity this whole area was the Palatium Baianum (the Palace of Baia), dedicated to otium (leisure) and the residence of emperors from...Read More
This site was where the emperor was worshipped. The frescoes on the walls represent Hercules, the mythical founder of the town. A marble inscription...Read More
This thermopolium (a place where hot food and drinks were served, hence the Greek name) was connected to the home of the owner and had the...Read More
These forum baths contained separate sections for men and women. Here you can see most of the architectural aspects of thermae (baths): the...Read More
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