Porta Vesuvio

Porta Vesuvio is a sally port in Pompei, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Porta Vesuvio is situated nearby to the archaeological site Castellum aquae, as well as near Tomb of Septumia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castellum aquae and House of the Faun.

Castellum aquae

Archaeological site

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Castellum aquae is an archaeological site.

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. House of the Faun is situated 230 metres south of Porta Vesuvio.

House of the Prince of Naples (VI.15.18)

Archaeological site

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The House of the Prince of Naples is a Roman domus located in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near Naples, Italy. The structure is so named because the Prince and Princess of Naples attended a ceremonial excavation of selected rooms there in 1898.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pompeii and Pompei.

Pompeii

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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.

Pompei

Town

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Pompei, also known in English as Pompeii after the name of the ancient city, is a city and municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania in Italy.