Villa of the Mysteries

The Villa of the Mysteries is a well-preserved suburban ancient on the outskirts of , 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.
pompeiisites.org
Wikipedia
Photo: ElfQrin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Villa of Diomedes and House of the Faun.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an ancient Roman villa near , . It is located outside the walls of Pompeii on the Via dei Sepolcri to the Gate of . is situated 170 metres southeast of Villa of the Mysteries.

Photo: Porsche997SBS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , constructed in the 2nd century BCE during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic residence that was framed by peristyle in , . is situated 650 metres southeast of Villa of the Mysteries.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was an elite residence in the ancient Roman city of and among the most sumptuous of the city. The oldest parts of the house have been dated to the 4th century BCE, but the main expansions were built in the 2nd century BCE during the Roman period. is situated 510 metres southeast of Villa of the Mysteries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pompeii and Rovigliano.

Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is in , Italy, not far from . The ruined ancient Roman city of the same name was engulfed by Mt. in AD 79, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Village
Photo: Paskwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a commune in , in the region of . The Archaeological Area of is listed on UNESCO World Heritage List together with and .

Villa of the Mysteries

Latitude
40.75372° or 40° 45′ 13″ north
Longitude
14.47753° or 14° 28′ 39″ east
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
8FGPQF3H+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1230956516
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11978583
Wiki­data ID
Q1241298
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Villa of the Mysteries from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Villa of the Mysteries” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فيلا الأسرار”
  • Arabic: “فيلا الألغاز”
  • Basque: “Misterioen Etxea”
  • Belarusian: “Віла Містэрый”
  • Breton: “Villa dei Misteri”
  • Catalan: “Vil·la dels Misteris”
  • Chinese: “神秘別墅”
  • Croatian: “Vila misterija”
  • Czech: “Vila Mystérií”
  • Czech: “Villa dei Misteri”
  • Dutch: “Villa of the Mysteries”
  • Finnish: “Mysteerien huvila”
  • French: “Villa dei Misteri”
  • French: “villa des Mystères”
  • French: “Villa des Mystères”
  • German: “Mysterienvilla”
  • German: “Villa dei Misteri”
  • German: “Villa der Mysterien”
  • German: “Villa Item”
  • Greek: “Έπαυλη των Μυστηρίων”
  • Hebrew: “וילת המסתורין”
  • Indonesian: “Vila Misteri”
  • Indonesian: “Villa dei Misteri”
  • Italian: “Villa dei Misteri”
  • Japanese: “秘儀荘（ヴィラ・デイ・ミステリ）”
  • Japanese: “秘儀荘”
  • Latin: “Villa Mysteriorum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mysterievillaen”
  • Norwegian: “Mysterievillaen”
  • Persian: “ویلای اسرار”
  • Polish: “Willa z Misteriami”
  • Portuguese: “Vila dos Mistérios”
  • Russian: “Вилла Мистерий”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vila misterija”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Villa dei Misteri”
  • Slovak: “Vila Mystérií”
  • Slovenian: “Vila misterijev, Pompeji”
  • Slovenian: “Vila misterijev”
  • Spanish: “Villa de los Misterios”
  • Ukrainian: “Вілла Містерій”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cipriani and Croce Pasella.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Affreschi della sala dei misteri and Guardiola.

Metropolitan Naples: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Naples, Vesuvius, Pompeii, and Capri.

Curious Archaeological Sites to Discover

Uncover intriguing archaeological sites from every corner of the globe.