Orientation

The ruins cover 66 hectares of land, although only 45 are accessible to the public. The area around the Circumvesuviana, the Porta Marina entrance, and Piazza Esedra is full of expensive restaurants and souvenir shops. A 20-25min. walk down V. Plinio and then V. Roma leads to the modern city’s centro. There, the Trenitalia train station is down V. Sacra in P. XXVIII Marzo. Inside the ruins, the most important sights are located on the western side, closer to the Porta Marina entrance. These include the Forum and the House of the Faun. A little to the east is the old city’s brothel, and at the far eastern corner you’ll find Pompeii’s amphitheater. Working your way back from there toward the entrance, you’ll pass the Great Theater on the southern edge of the ruins.