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TOUR LENGHT: 2 HRS
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Walking tour
The ancient town of Stabiae was
a seaside centre situated on the hillock of Varano, in a very panoramic
position. It was unfortunately destroyed by Silla during the first
century b. C. but its villas,
which were covered by volcanic material during the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius in the year 79 A. D., are
still well preserved and they are open to the public today.
We will visit the impressive San
Marco villa, with its garden, the swimming-pool and its well preserved frescoes and Villa
Arianna, with its thermal bath complex, the peristyle and frescoes and mosaics.
Both villas were
built up on a promontory facing the sea, they were excavated and
re-buried during the Bourbon age and then they were re-excavated from
1950 to 1962. The excavations are still on-going, thanks to
another modern project to excavate the entire city.
San Marco Villa
The beautiful dwelling is formed by several rooms centered around
an atrium. It includes a garden with a ninpheum, where frescoes are
still well preserved, a swimming pool
enclosed by a 3 sided portico surmounted by a colomnade with colums.
Further investigations brought to light a drainage system. One of the
key area of the villa
is a courtyard connecting the residential sector of the complex
with one of the main roads leading to the settlement of Stabiae.
Arianna Villa
This dwelling was connected with
the underneath shore through ramps and tunnels. The residential
area is formed by several rooms which are still decorated with
beautiful frescoes, although most of those were removed during the
first excavation works and were brought to Naples Archaeological
Museum. A large palestra surrounded by a columnade with 100 columns,
the garden, a thermal bath suite and various service rooms are the most
important areas of this fantastic roman seaside villa.
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For further information please send an e-mail to:
belsannino@gmail.com
or please call the following mobile phone number
339 3982433
Dott.ssa Maria Sannino
English – Japanese – Spanish- French - German
Campania Region
www.herculaneum.net
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Naples (Ancient town)
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Saint Elmo Castle
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Herculaenum
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Pompei
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Pozzuoli
Procida
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Padula Charterhouse
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