Archaeological site · Ercolano · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Villa dei Papiri is an archaeological site in Ercolano, Campania. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 30 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 290 m you'll find a public toilet, a water point and a bench.
Audio tour · Villa dei Papiri
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You're standing at the Villa of the Papyri, in ancient Herculaneum, now Ercolano. There isn't much to see, and that's exactly the story. Most of this villa is still underground.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 30 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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Yes: a public toilet at 160 m and a water point at 170 m.
When you stand at Villa dei Papiri, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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