Siti Unesco

POMPEI, ERCOLANO, TORRE ANNUNZIATA – The Archaeological areas

"The Archaeological areas of Pompei, ercolano and Torre Annunziata"

The impressive remains of the towns of Pompei and Herculaneum and their associated villas, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, provide a complete and vivid picture of society and daily life at a specific moment in the past that is without parallel anywhere in the world.

Inscription on the Unesco World Heritage List: 1997

Criteria for Acceptance
Id. n. 829 1997 C (iii) (iv) (v)

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