The article providing an in-depth analysis was published today in the e-journal of the Pompeii excavations. They didn’t reach the levels of medieval cities such as Bologna or San Giminiano, but at Pompeii too the large residences of emerging families could have towers, the symbols of the power and wealth of the local elite. This is the hypothesis put forward in a new article entitled “La torre del …Read more

The people waiting at the time were clients and labourers, rather than art lovers “the graffiti incised on walls by people bored with waiting” Article published in the E-Journal of the excavations  The long queues to see the most famous domus of Pompeii, such as those last Sunday with free entry when it was the most visited site in Italy, provide an image that would have been familiar two thousand …Read more

Scientific article published in the journal Scientific Reports How were sheep, goats and pigs reared, how were freshwater and marine resources exploited and how were cereals and legumes cultivated in ancient Pompeii? The study of the various products that formed the basis of the diet of the inhabitants of Pompeii, together with the techniques of cultivation and the management of food resources, ha …Read more

“The data demonstrates that life continued after the catastrophe, although such evidence had been ignored in previous excavations: this deleted part of history needs to be retrieved.”   Pompeii was reoccupied after the eruption of AD 79. Survivors who had no other means of starting a new life elsewhere, but probably even homeless people from other places, in search of a place to live and in t …Read more

Following the ongoing fire on Vesuvius, it is announced that at the moment the archaeological sites of Boscoreale and Pompeii will remain open to the public as usual. The Archaeological Park has been in constant contact with the local Government office since this morning. Any updates regarding changes to access to the sites will be announced through the Park's official online channels. "This is a …Read more

A more direct link has been created in Castellammare di Stabia in order to encouragethe numerous tourists staying in the city to visit the archaeological sites of Stabiae. There are many visitors staying in hotels, pensions and B&Bs in Castellammare, often eager to find out more about the cultural sites of the city and to get to them more easily, who would benefit from a dedicated service. Thi …Read more

On Domenica al Museo (first Sunday of every month) and other special days when admission to the site of Pompeii is free, it is not possible to book or buy tickets online. Visitors will access the site directly through the turnstiles without needing to go to the ticket office. This is to allow immediate access to the site while also controlling visitor numbers. There will be no named tickets on the …Read more

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, today inaugurated Sustainable Pompeii (Pompei Sostenibile) – a pioneering educational itinerary designed to connect the city’s archaeological heritage with the global effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. The launch event was held at …Read more

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco visited the archaeological site of Pompeii today accompanied bythe Director of the Park, Gabriel Zuchtriegel. The visit began at the Amphitheatre entrance and included the Praedia of Giulia Felice, a largecomplex laid out as an “urban villa” characterised by large green spaces and a private bath complex, Via dell’Abbondanza, from where they reached the Insula ofthe C …Read more

Being a woman: a statement, but also a question to which there are different answers depending on the moment and the context, even in ancient Pompeii. The discovery of the living conditions of women and girls, the numerous aspects of everyday life and the position they occupied in the house and Roman society, and even more so in a Campanian city such as Pompeii, is the thread running through the e …Read more