House of the Alcove

House of the Alcove is a house in , , . House of the Alcove is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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  • Type: House
  • Description: Roman domus buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79, Herculaneum, Naples
  • Also known as: “Alcove house”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Herculaneum and Villa of the Papyri.

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is a town close to in , . It is named after the ruined Roman city which forms its main attraction. was destroyed by an eruption of Mt. in AD 79, the same eruption that destroyed .

Archaeological site
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The was an ancient Roman villa in , in what is now , southern . It is named after its unique library of papyrus scrolls, discovered in 1750. is situated 240 metres northwest of House of the Alcove.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ercolano and Portici.

Town
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is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of in . It lies at the western foot of , on the , just southeast of .

Town
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is a city and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of in . It has 51,213 inhabitants.

Town
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is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of in . It has 78,839 inhabitants. The locals are sometimes called Corallini because of the once plentiful coral in the nearby sea, and because the city has been a major producer of coral jewellery and cameo brooches since the seventeenth century. is situated 2½ km southeast of House of the Alcove.

House of the Alcove

Latitude
40.80581° or 40° 48′ 21″ north
Longitude
14.34712° or 14° 20′ 50″ east
Open location code
8FGPR84W+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 311209098
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q16487763
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In Other Languages

“House of the Alcove” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “Casa dell’Alcova”

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