Pompeii reopens on the 26th May with a two-weeks phase will begin, which will allow one to walk along the streets of the ancient city, in the course of which it will be possible to admire the most representative areas of the site, and enjoy their unique atmosphere, following a pre-determined route, within defined time slots, and with the necessary distancing measures outlined by the Ministry of He …Read more

A drone flight over the ancient city and and the new excavations leads us to discover the newly uncovered domus, including: the House with the Garden with its splendid triclinium frescoes and painted portico; the House of Orion with its First Style paintings and the mosaic of Orion, which is the only one of its kind; and in addition the settings of everyday life. It is an extraordinary cross-secti …Read more

The Archaeological Park of Pompeii will, along with @MiBACT, also participate in the #iorestoacasa initiative! While we wait to welcome you back to our sites, you can continue to follow us from home on our social network channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube). …Read more

In accordance with the "Contrast and containment measures throughout national territory aimed at preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus", regulated by the Prime Ministerial Decree of the 8th March 2020 - Art. 2, Letter D, that suspends the opening of all museums and places of state culture, from today the 8th March until further notice, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii (including the sites …Read more

GREAT POMPEII PROJECT The stabilisation works on the Excavations have been completed. Interventions in Regiones I, II and III have concluded. The extraordinary plan to safeguard the archaeological structures of the ancient city of Pompeii, which began in 2014 with the Great Pompeii Project, concludes with the stabilisation of Regiones I, II and III. In five years 76 interventions relating to 5 int …Read more

From surface to subsoil. Investigation and research at Pompeii does not stop at the visible parts of the city, but also focuses on previously unseen aspects, such as the study of the tunnels and drainage canals of Ancient Pompeii which crossed the Forum area, from Porta Marina to the Villa Imperiale 457m of these passages have been investigated thanks to the collaboration with the group of speleol …Read more

From the 1st January 2020, lovers of Pompeii will be able to the visit the archaeological sites whenever they wish at a reduced price, thanks to the Pompeii 365 annual pass. The pass will cost €60 for Pompeii and €80 for Pompeii, Oplontis and Boscoreale (admission to Stabiae is free of charge). An additional reduction will be granted to young people between 18 and under 25 years of age, who will b …Read more

​The exhibition presents 55 previously unseen photographs donated by the Japanese artist to the Fondazione di Modena, in a lyrical vision of what was left behind in Pompeii the day after the eruption in 79 AD.Modena is continuing to forge a special relationship with photography. Now one of the top locations in Italy for this particular form of expression, it is capable of influencing the city’s wh …Read more

The Royal Palace of Quisisana will host the Archaeological Museum of Castellammare di Stabia. Massimo Osanna, Director General of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, and Gaetano Cimmino, Mayor of Castellammare di Stabia, have today met in the Conference Hall of the Royal Palace of Quisisiana to sign the agreement which aims to establish the Archaeological Museum in the rooms of the former Bourbon …Read more

Two gladiators at the end of a fight, with one winning and the other succumbing. This is the scene of the most recent fresco to be discovered at Pompeii at the Regio V excavation site, as part of the stabilisation works and remodelling of the excavation fronts overseen by the Great Pompeii Project. In it we have the scene of combat between a ‘Murmillo’ and a ‘Thracian’, two types of fighters who w …Read more