Not visited by large tour operators because it is difficult to reach with a bus. The combi ticket allows entrance to five sites including Pompeii, Herculanum and Oplonti. This is one luxory house with its many different rooms and large pool. The explanatory booklet is elaborate. The Thermal bath room is one of the best conserved and was heated from... More

On a whim I decided to go here after Herculaneum as it was only a few stops extra on the train. I'm so glad I did - it is great to see an intact villa to see the perspective, particularly after seeing Pompeii and Herculaneum. I spent just over an hour here, a good little site to squeeze in that... More

Gave a real impression of what a top end villa would have been like. Loads of wall paintings left and some rooms almost intact. An easy walk from Torre Annunziata Station. More

Compared to Pompeii, very few people make it Oplontis but it is very accessible and worth a visit. The home of the second wife of Nero (Poppea) it underwent a couple of renovations and additions which are detectable and interesting from an architectural point of view. The proportions and perspectives created by this structure are worth seeing even without the... More

After a busy morning looking round Hurculeneum, this was a perfect end to the day. Built for the wife of Nero, Villa Poppaea is the bit you can go round (i assume the rest of Opolontis is covered by the not very nice town surrounding the villa). The state of preservation of the site is incredible and gives you a... More

Really interesting and huge Roman Villa buried at the same time as nearby Pompeii. The preservation of the wall paintings is unbelievable. A must see stop. More

This was the Villa of Poppea (the wife of Emperor Nero). It was and still is magnificent. It is located in Torre Annunziata - probably one of the ugliest part of the whole Sorrento/Napoli area. We went by train - stop at the Torre Annunziata stop, walk down 2 streets and pop into the ruins. The Villa has some beautiful... More

What an amazing surprise!!!! We were on our way to another destination when we happened upon one of the brown signs along the highway between Sorrento and Naples that said Scavi di Oplontis. We made our way over to this ruins and were delighted by this well preserved McMansion of a villa!!!! A great way to spend a few hours... More

SO glad we took a day to see the Villa Poppea, a 23+ country estate belonging to Nero's second wife. Like Herculaneum, this site was covered by a mud slide from Vesuvius, rather than the ash that covered Pompeii. It has been dug out and is remarkably intact - with wonderful floor mosaics and frescos still in situe. There are... More