Villa of the Papyri
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house, UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Villa of the Papyri is a private house in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum (current commune of Ercolano). Situated north-west of the township, the residence sits halfway up the slope of the volcano Vesuvius without other buildings to obstruct the view. The abode was owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus. In AD 79, the eruption of Vesuvius covered all of Herculaneum with some 30 m of volcanic ash. Its remains were first excavated in the years between 1750 and 1765 by Karl Weber by means of underground tunnels. Its name derives from the discovery of a library in the house containing 1,785 carbonized papyrus scrolls.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_of_the_Papyri
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°48'28"N 14°20'40"E
- Teatro di San Carlo 8.7 km
- House of the Pansa 13 km
- Gaiola Island 13 km
- House of the Faun 13 km
- House of the Geometric Mosaics 14 km
- Pagano di Melito Villa 21 km
- Villa Lysis (Villa Fersen) 29 km
- "Il Fortino" 29 km
- Villa Malaparte 30 km
- Villa San Michele 30 km
- Historical Center 3.1 km
- Barra 4.5 km
- Vesuvius Observatory 4.8 km
- Ponticelli 5.2 km
- Mount Vesuvius 6.9 km
- Vesuvius Cone 6.9 km
- Monte Somma 7.7 km
- Napoli 10 km
- Gulf of Naples 19 km
- Campania 38 km