Torre Annunziata

Torre Annunziata is a commune in Metropolitan Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. The Archaeological Area of Torre Annunziata is listed on UNESCO World Heritage List together with Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Villa of the Mysteries and House of the Faun.

Villa of the Mysteries

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The Villa of the Mysteries is a well-preserved suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy. It is famous for the series of exquisite frescos in Room 5, which are usually interpreted as showing the initiation of a bride into a Greco-Roman mystery cult.

House of the Faun

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The House of the Faun, constructed in the 2nd century BCE during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic residence that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy.

Temple of Apollo

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pompeii and Castellammare di Stabia.

Pompeii

Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Pompeii is in Campania, Italy, not far from Naples. The ruined ancient Roman city of the same name was engulfed by Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Castellammare di Stabia

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Castellammare di Stabia is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of Campania in southern Italy. It is situated on the Bay of Naples about 30 km southeast of Naples, on the route to Sorrento. It has 61,937 inhabitants.

Torre Annunziata

Type: Locality with 42,300 residents
Also known as: “063083”
Location: Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

40.7497° or 40° 44′ 59″ north

Longitude

14.4646° or 14° 27′ 53″ east

Population

42,300

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

8FGPPFX7+VV

GeoNames ID

6541168

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In Other Languages

“Torre Annunziata” goes by many names.

Italian: “Comune di Torre Annunziata”
Italian: “Torre Annunziata”

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