#193🏺 Archaeology & AntiquityPompeii, Italy

Pompeii Archaeological Park (and Museum)

A Roman city frozen in volcanic ash

About the museum

Buried by Vesuvius in AD 79 and rediscovered in 1748, Pompeii is the world's most extensive open-air archaeological site, alongside an on-site Antiquarium of finds.

Must-see highlights

◆Forum & Temple of Apollo
◆House of the Faun
◆Villa of the Mysteries
◆Plaster casts of victims
◆Antiquarium

Recognition

🏆 UNESCO World Heritage🏆 AECOM Top 25

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