Villa dei Misteri
Villa dei Misteri
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- Elana OTurin, Italy123 contributionsThe last site after a morning of pleasant surprisesIt was a long walk to Villa dei Misteri (after a morning visiting many other meaningful sites). On the way there I visited the domus of Dionysius, a must but not publicised sufficiently. The Villa is being refurbished but the main room could still be viewed.Visited December 2022Written December 29, 2022
- Richard HLeeds, United Kingdom325 contributionsWell Preserved VillaIt's quite a walk to this villa from the rest of Pompeii. On the way there you pass a few tombs which line the roads which were interesting. The villa has well preserved frescos. I don't think it's worthwhile walking all the way to this villa if you've already seen the other excavations. There is an exit from Pompeii here but then it's a walk back to the train station (Pompei Scavi Villa Dei Misteri). The detour to this villa took around an hour.Visited October 2022Traveled soloWritten April 7, 2023
- JohnRegoParkRego Park, New York1,133 contributionsGreat Roman villa filled with choice muralsThis is one of the best preserved homes in Pompeii. To enter, walk along the path INSIDE the park. Do not exit the park and walk along the road to get in. Although much faster, you soon realize that there is no entrance here. We had to enlist the help of a souvenir stand owner for placed a call to let us in. Don't count on this option. You can however exit into the street from the Villa of Mysteries, and the way back to the train station is a much easier to walk through the exit rather than the tough paths within the park. The Villa does have restrooms for your convenience. The frescoes within the villa are first rate and well worth seeing. It is a bit of a walk from the main sites in Pompeii, but if you plan as the last thing for the day, it mitigates any further walking within the park itself.Visited September 2023Traveled with familyWritten October 3, 2023
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HengistScotland
New Pitsligo, UK212 contributions
Apr 2022
Let's face it, you visit this site because you want to see the "mystery" fresco. As it stands, you can only see two walls of it, because you view it from an entrance in the third wall. There's no way the guides will let you access the entrance where you can see the whole thing. Enormously disappointing.
Other than that, it's fantastic as expected.
Other than that, it's fantastic as expected.
Written April 25, 2022
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Richard H
Leeds, UK325 contributions
Oct 2022 • Solo
It's quite a walk to this villa from the rest of Pompeii. On the way there you pass a few tombs which line the roads which were interesting. The villa has well preserved frescos.
I don't think it's worthwhile walking all the way to this villa if you've already seen the other excavations. There is an exit from Pompeii here but then it's a walk back to the train station (Pompei Scavi Villa Dei Misteri). The detour to this villa took around an hour.
I don't think it's worthwhile walking all the way to this villa if you've already seen the other excavations. There is an exit from Pompeii here but then it's a walk back to the train station (Pompei Scavi Villa Dei Misteri). The detour to this villa took around an hour.
Written April 7, 2023
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JohnRegoPark
Rego Park, NY1,133 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
This is one of the best preserved homes in Pompeii. To enter, walk along the path INSIDE the park. Do not exit the park and walk along the road to get in. Although much faster, you soon realize that there is no entrance here. We had to enlist the help of a souvenir stand owner for placed a call to let us in. Don't count on this option. You can however exit into the street from the Villa of Mysteries, and the way back to the train station is a much easier to walk through the exit rather than the tough paths within the park. The Villa does have restrooms for your convenience. The frescoes within the villa are first rate and well worth seeing. It is a bit of a walk from the main sites in Pompeii, but if you plan as the last thing for the day, it mitigates any further walking within the park itself.
Written October 3, 2023
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Elana O
Turin, Italy123 contributions
Dec 2022
It was a long walk to Villa dei Misteri (after a morning visiting many other meaningful sites). On the way there I visited the domus of Dionysius, a must but not publicised sufficiently. The Villa is being refurbished but the main room could still be viewed.
Written December 29, 2022
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QueenCherryUK
Sawbridgeworth, UK145 contributions
Oct 2020
In the current Covid-19 one way system, you can absolutely explore Pompeii beyond the set route, especially in the direction of the Amphitheatre, but we failed to find an open route to the Villa dei Misteri. We tried multiple ways, but everything was blocked off.
For those interested, unfortunately we also could not enter the House of the Vettii. We were able to walk up to it and peek at the entrance way (worth it!). The floor was covered and we could see workers inside, so this may have been ordinary scheduled archaeological work, and may have been nothing to do with Covid. It may be temporary, but I was disappointed to not see the Cinnabar.
For those interested, unfortunately we also could not enter the House of the Vettii. We were able to walk up to it and peek at the entrance way (worth it!). The floor was covered and we could see workers inside, so this may have been ordinary scheduled archaeological work, and may have been nothing to do with Covid. It may be temporary, but I was disappointed to not see the Cinnabar.
Written October 16, 2020
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gcervi2016
Tarragona, Spain33 contributions
Nov 2019
A 20 minutes walk from the core of Pompei, this complex houses a stunning collection of frescoes still in their places (while many other Pompei frescoes have been translated to the archaeological museum). What can be seen is simply splendid and I hope that in the future visitors will have access to more araeas. An incredible visit.Entrance is included in the general ticket for the site of Pompei. Dirty cheap for what can be seen and visited and so expensive to protect.
Written December 3, 2019
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Christos
Thessaloniki, Greece5,082 contributions
Feb 2019 • Friends
The first house that you meet at the pompei is that place.Excellent and beautiful wall paintings in aplace that emit wealth.
Written February 12, 2019
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KLE2013
Centreville, VA3,680 contributions
Aug 2014 • Family
As the Villa dei Misteri is located out of the city center of ancient Pompeii, you need to walk a ways to see this gem. The walks takes you along Via Della Tombe with it's funerary architecture - interesting in it's own right. The villa has remarkable frescoes, particularly the dining room depicting a young bride's initiation to the mysteries of the cult of Dionysus. Some of the villa is inaccessible due to restoration.
Written September 2, 2014
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Jan V
Sofia, Bulgaria6,301 contributions
Jul 2021 • Couples
Another part of the Pompei Architectural park, catering art expositions from the ancient city. Well organ8zed and complementing to the reconstruction of the picture of the Roman city life
Written July 24, 2021
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Edward
Santa Rosa, CA1,953 contributions
Jul 2019
The Villa of the Mysteries is one of the highlights of a visit to Pompeii. I went here on my first visit to Pompeii in 1994 after having studied Roman archaeology and loved it. We went back on our visit to Pompeii in 2019. It is extensive, has much that is well preserved and this includes the famous, important, frescoes thought to represent the rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries. It also has a couple of the bodies from the eruption and, being all by itself well off the beaten track of Pompeii, it always seems to be quiet with only a handful of visitors. In 2019, there were hordes of tourists in the usual parts of Pompeii, but almost nobody here. To me, this is one of the must-see places in Pompeii, especially if you are on your own and want to stay away from the hordes.
Written October 14, 2019
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Gioelenia
23 contributions
dal centro informazioni mi avvisano che la villa non è visitabile in questo periodo, infatti non compare nei due percorsi fattibili riportati sul sito. Qualcuno sa quando sarà di nuovo accessibile?
Marie-pierre C
87 contributions
Bonsoir, nous avons déjà visité Pompei mais pas la villa des mystères. Savez-vous si il existe un billet juste pour cette visite ? Merci
Elena B
Palma de Mallorca, Spain33 contributions
Non, vous devez acheter d´autre fois le billet de Pompei, on peux pas acheter seulement celui de la ville.
Tyme4relaxing
Frenchburg, KY2,815 contributions
Hello, my question is....Is this, Villa of the Mysteries, part of the Pompeii Archaeological park?
Thanks ahead for any help,
Debbie
RebHayter
Portsmouth, UK25 contributions
Yes, it part of the city of pompeii, although it was built just outside the city walls, but it is still with in the Pompeii site, and as such can be viewed with in your days entrance. it is well worth the extra walking to see the fabulous wall paintings
Laura C
137 contributions
La prima domenica del mese l ingresso per visitare gli scavi è gratuito.. Comprende anche la villa o la prima domenica del mese non è visitabile?? Grazie anticipatamente a chi può rispondermi
Ivo
Eraclea, Italy16,690 contributions
Ciao Laura, la Villa dei Misteri è inclusa nel biglietto d'ingresso, quindi puoi visitarla tranquillamente anche con l'ingresso gratuito. Mi raccomando di visitarla, è stupenda!!
Lela C
Bologna, Italy127 contributions
Mi hanno detto che non si può entrare dalla villa, solo uscire, è vero?
rossella27179
Lainate, Italy42 contributions
La villa è visitabile una volta dentro pompei... Non è visitabile a parte... Non capisco forse la domanda
Quanto costa l'ingresso?
rena2testi
Arezzo, Italy100 contributions
È compreso nel biglietto degli scavi di Pompei che costa 15 €.
Niccol2012
Cagliari, Italy154 contributions
In che modo posso raggiungere Villa dei misteri con i mezzi pubblici? Dov'è la biglietteria e posso fare il biglietto solo per la villa?
Elena B
Palma de Mallorca, Spain33 contributions
Non si puo visitare solo la villa, devi adquire il biglieto normale de tutta la visita a pompei.
KLR_DE
Georgetown, DE11 contributions
We have been to Pompeii twice but would like to return to visit House/Villa of Mysteries and Villa di Diomedi which we have not seen (we did see the tombs outside Porta Ercolano though). Can we purchase Pompeii tickets for the villa(s) at the entrance by House of Mysteries versus having to purchase them at the main gate? In your experience, would the line be shorter at the House of Mysteries entrance? Is the "House/Villa" entrance always open during Pompeii's operating hours? If so, this would save us time and enable us to see more as we could bee-line right to House of Mysteries and then go through the Porta Ercolano gate afterwards to see whatever else time permits.
Dustymiller44
England227 contributions
The door by the Villa dei misteri is only an exit.
You have to enter through one of the entrances. The closest one is downhill on the left hand side of the road when exiting the Circumvesuviana station.
You will then have to make your way to the villa.
Go early in the morning before the tour busses arrive
Theresa Z
Chapel Hill, NC1 contribution
I am taking a cruise and one stop is Naples. What are the nearest tourist attractions to the cruise port? How near is this to the cruise port? Thanks.
I understand Pompeii is close to Naples. What is the best way to travel from Naples-Pompeii?
Dustymiller44
England227 contributions
Cruise ships generally have excursions to Pompei. Be prepared for a hot few hours with lots of other Visitors. I would not recommend going on your own there.
If the cruise offers a trip to Paestum take that in preference to Pompei. The site is much quieter and the temples are out of this world.
If you Stay in Naples There are lots of sights to see. I recommend a trip up to Capo di Monte palace. Easy to get to by bus or taxi. Go in the morning and be sure you see Andy Warhol's Vesuvius and Carravagio' flagellation which is breathTaking.
From there go to see the Catacombs of San Gennaro, which is a short bus ride from Capo di Monte back to Naples centre. Check opening times on line for both attractions.
If you don't have that much time stay in Naples and see the cathedral, the historic centre and the underground world of St Lorenz Maggiore, which takes you back through the Greek, Roman and Medieaval history of the site.
Be very careful around the train station and on public transport in Naples. The pickpockets are masters of their art!!
For a more energetic day You can get a 1 day ticket that covers the whole of Naples by bus and metro M 2 mto Pozzuoli, which has a fantastic Amphitheatre and Roman market as well as the Solfatara, a crater that still sends out steam and bubbling mud.
Around the harbour there are lots of nice restaurants and if you are there before lunch time try and get to the Rione Terra, the old part of the town. The duomo is partly a roman temple an is a great place to visit but it closes at lunchtime so check opening times of the places you want to see.
IQ140
Guerneville, CA159 contributions
To get to the villa, do you first enter Pompeii at the main entrance and then walk to the villa or do you walk down the road outside the main ruins to a separate entrance to the villa? Need separate ticket?
eross16
Leander, TX34 contributions
It is part of the Pompeian Ruins. At the northwest entrance kind of by itself. It was a pretty nice house of one of the more wealthy residents. There are some great frescoes and there is continuing restoration at this site. I went through it on my way out towards the old Ercolaneum road gate.
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