Insula II

Insula II is an archaeological site in , , . Insula II is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near .

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 papyri scrolls, discovered in 1750. is situated 160 metres northwest of Insula II.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ercolano and Portici.

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

Town
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is a town and municipality of the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of in . It has 51,351 inhabitants.

Town
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is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in , with a population of c. 85,000 as of 2016. 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 Insula II.

Insula II

Latitude
40.80626° or 40° 48′ 23″ north
Longitude
14.34637° or 14° 20′ 47″ east
Open location code
8FGPR84W+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 522615773
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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