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Villa dei Misteri

Historical landmark · Napoli ·

Villa dei Misteri

Historical landmark · Napoli ·
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The Ultimate Guide to Visiting Pompeii (Updated 2025)

"Set outside the main archaeological area, the Villa of the Mysteries contains some of the best-preserved and most vibrantly colored 1st-century frescoes I've seen, probably depicting a woman's initiation into a Greco-Roman mystery cult; excavation began in 1909 and because it's a bit of a walk, you can often have the villa virtually to yourself." - Matthew Kepnes

https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/visiting-pompeii/

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Ancient Roman villa with intact 1st-century frescoes depicting rituals

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Ancient Roman villa with intact 1st-century frescoes depicting rituals

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Via Villa dei Misteri, 2, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy Get directions

Villa dei Misteri by null
Villa dei Misteri by nanorama (Atlas Obscura User)
Villa dei Misteri by Yann Forget/public domain
Villa dei Misteri by Miguel Hermoso Cuesta/cc by-sa 4.0
Villa dei Misteri by Miguel Hermoso Cuesta/cc by-sa 4.0
Villa dei Misteri by WolfgangRieger/public domain
Villa dei Misteri by Yann Forget/public domain
Villa dei Misteri by nanorama (Atlas Obscura User)
Villa dei Misteri by ElfQrin/cc by-sa 4.0
Villa dei Misteri by WolfgangRieger/public domain
Villa dei Misteri by ElfQrin/cc by-sa 4.0
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Villa dei Misteri by null
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