Ruins of Pompeii

Pompeii was an ancient city located in the modern comune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy.

The archaeological ruins of Pompeii cover around 440,000 square meters. It is an entire buried city with squares, temples, baths, public buildings, private villas and more.

You can also walk around and explore Pompeii in detail on Google Street View.

Highlights

• Large Theater and Odeon: the Large Theater is an open-air amphitheatre. Odeon was used for musical performances and poetry
• Lupanar: this was the city's brothel with 5 small cells on the 2 floors. Each cell has a stone bed
• House of the faun: one of the largest houses in Pompeii. The name comes from a bronze satyr statue
• Basilica: a basilica was the most important place in roman times. It was used as a courtroom

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm
Saturday and Sunday from 8.30am to 6pm