📜 Well-preserved Roman villa near Pompeii.
🔍 Famous for its remarkably intact ancient frescoes.
Buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, the Villa dei Misteri survived largely undamaged, preserving its ancient frescoes. The villa's name, "Villa of the Mysteries," derives from 1st-century frescoes depicting an initiation ritual into a Greco-Roman mystery cult, possibly dedicated to Bacchus. This large Roman villa also contained a wine press, indicating agricultural production, and petrified bodies have been found on site during excavations.
🎨 See rare and remarkably intact ancient Roman frescoes
🏛️ Explore a well-preserved example of a large Roman villa
🚶 Enjoy an easy walk from the main Pompeii ruins
🚶 Located about a 15-minute walk from the main ruins of Pompeii.
🕒 Weekdays 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekends 24 hours.
Via Villa dei Misteri 2, Pompeii, Italy
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