Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Pompei, Italy

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 4.7 km
Ascend 75 m
Descend 64 m

Experience Pompei in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Pompei

Sight 1: Santuario della Beata Vergine del Santo Rosario

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The Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei is a Roman Catholic cathedral, Marian pontifical shrine, and Pontifical minor basilica commissioned by Bartolo Longo, located in Pompei, Italy. It is the see of the Territorial Prelature of Pompei.

Wikipedia: Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei (EN)

719 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Palestra Grande

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The Palestra Grande, located in Regio II, is a Roman gymnasium, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: its name derives from the fact that it was the largest gymnastic facility in the city.

Wikipedia: Palestra Grande (IT)

52 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Regio II

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The following are the monuments in Regio II of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio II degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Regio III

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The following are the monuments in Regio III of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio III degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Casa della Venere in Bikini

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The house of Venus in Bikini, also known as the house of Maximus, is a house from the Roman era, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Casa della Venere in Bikini (IT)

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: House of Pomarius Felix

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The following are the monuments in Regio I of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio I degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

23 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Casa dell'Efebo

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The house of the Ephebe is a house from the Roman era, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found as a result of the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: also called the house of Publius Cornelius Tegeste, from the name of the owner, it owes its name to the discovery of a statue depicting an ephebe.

Wikipedia: Casa dell'Efebo (IT)

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: House of the Ceii

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303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Quadriportico dei Teatri

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The Quadriportico dei Teatri, also called the Gladiators' Barracks, is a Roman structure, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: initially used as a foyer, it was later transformed into a barracks for gladiatorial art.

Wikipedia: Quadriportico dei Teatri (IT)

99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Teatro Piccolo

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Teatro Piccolo

The theatre area of Pompeii is located in the southwest region of the city. There are three main buildings that make up this area: the Large Theatre, the Odeon, and the Quadriporticum. These served as an entertainment and meeting centre of the city. Pompeii had two stone theatres of its own nearly two decades before the first permanent stone theatre was erected in Rome in the 50s BC.

Wikipedia: Teatrum tectum (EN)

238 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Doric Temple

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The Doric Temple is a Roman temple, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii. It is one of the buildings with the greatest Greek influences in the city.

Wikipedia: Tempio Dorico (Pompei) (IT)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Samnite Gymnasium

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Samnite Gymnasium

The Samnite Gym is a Roman gymnasium, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and rediscovered following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: its function was to host gymnastic competitions or military and political meetings.

Wikipedia: Palestra Sannitica (IT)

50 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Foro Triangolare

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The Triangular Forum is a Roman forum, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii; The square was mainly used for equestrian races and as a place of recreation while waiting to attend the performances of the nearby theaters.

Wikipedia: Foro Triangolare (IT)

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Lupanar (brothel)

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Lupanar (brothel)General Cucombre from New York, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Lupanar is the ruined building of an ancient Roman brothel in the city of Pompeii. It is of particular interest for the erotic paintings on its walls, and is also known as the Lupanare Grande or the "Purpose-Built Brothel" in the Roman colony. Pompeii was closely associated with Venus, the ancient Roman goddess of love, sex, and fertility, and therefore a mythological figure closely tied to prostitution.

Wikipedia: Lupanar (EN)

393 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Regio IX

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The following are the monuments in Regio IX of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio IX degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

114 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Pompeii

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The archaeological excavations of Pompeii have returned the remains of the ancient city of Pompeii, near the hill of Civita, at the gates of modern Pompeii, buried under a blanket of ashes and lapilli during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79, together with Herculaneum, Stabia and Oplonti.

Wikipedia: Scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

7 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 17: Domus Lucreti

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The house of Marcus Lucretius is a house from the Roman era, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found as a result of the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: also called the house of the Suonatrici, it owes its name to that of the alleged owner, Marcus Lucretius.

Wikipedia: Casa di Marco Lucrezio (IT)

299 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: House of the Faun

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The House of the Faun, constructed in the 2nd century BC during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic palace that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy. The historical significance in this impressive estate is found in the many great pieces of art that were well preserved from the ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It is one of the most luxurious aristocratic houses from the Roman Republic, and reflects this period better than most archaeological evidence found even in Rome itself.

Wikipedia: House of the Faun (EN)

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Regio VI

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The following are the monuments in Regio VI of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio VI degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Casa di Sallustio

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The House of Sallust was an elite residence (domus) in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and among the most sumptuous of the city.

Wikipedia: House of Sallust (EN)

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: Temple of Fortuna Augusta

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The Temple of Fortuna Augusta is a temple from the Roman era, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found as a result of the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: it was dedicated to Emperor Augustus.

Wikipedia: Tempio della Fortuna Augusta (IT)

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 22: Temple of Jupiter

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The Temple of Jupiter, Capitolium, or Temple of the Capitoline Triad, was a temple in Roman Pompeii, at the north end of its forum. Initially dedicated to Jupiter alone, it was built in the mid-2nd century BC at the same time as the Temple of Apollo was being renovated – this was the area at which Roman influence over Pompeii increased. So Roman Jupiter superseded the Greek Apollo as the town's leading divinity. Jupiter was the ruler of the gods and the protector of Rome, where his temple was the center of Roman religion and of the cult of state.

Wikipedia: Temple of Jupiter (Pompeii) (EN)

64 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 23: Macellum

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The Macellum of Pompeii was located on the Forum and as the provision market of Pompeii was one of the focal points of the ancient city. The building was constructed in several phases. When the earthquake of 62 AD destroyed large parts of Pompeii, the Macellum was also damaged. Archeological excavations in the modern era have revealed a building that had still not been fully repaired by the time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Wikipedia: Macellum of Pompeii (EN)

67 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 24: Regio VII

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The following are the monuments in Regio VII of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio VII degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

25 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 25: Santuario dei Lari Pubblici

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The sanctuary of the Lari Pubblici is a Roman temple, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii; Inside, in all likelihood, the tutelary deities of the city were worshipped.

Wikipedia: Santuario dei Lari Pubblici (IT)

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 26: Edificio di Eumachia

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The Edifice of Eumachia was a public building from the Roman era, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: the building was used as a wool market or as the headquarters of the guild of fullones.

Wikipedia: Edificio di Eumachia (IT)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 27: Regio VIII

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In the list follow the monuments in the Royal VIII of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii.

Wikipedia: Regio VIII degli scavi archeologici di Pompei (IT)

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 28: Foro di Pompei

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The Forum of Pompeii is a Roman forum, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 and found as a result of the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii. The structure was the main square of the city and represented the political, economic and religious center in which demonstrations, commercial negotiations and debates took place; It is, of its kind, one of the best preserved of the ancient Italic cities.

Wikipedia: Foro di Pompei (IT)

61 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 29: Temple of Apollo

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Temple of ApolloGeneral Cucombre from New York, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Temple of Apollo, also known as the Sanctuary of Apollo, is a Roman temple built in 120 BC and dedicated to the Greek and Roman god Apollo in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii, southern Italy. The sanctuary was a public space influenced by Roman colonists to be dedicated to Greco-Roman religion and culture.

Wikipedia: Temple of Apollo (Pompeii) (EN)

71 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 30: Basilica

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The Basilica was a public building from the Roman era, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompeii: it was used both as a court and as a venue for commercial negotiations.

Wikipedia: Basilica (Pompei) (IT)

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