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Archaeological site · Positano (SA)

Positano Roman Villa

  • Visit: about 1 h 30 min
Pictured: Positano · JeCCo · CC BY 4.0 · resized and cropped

The Roman villa beneath Positano's mother church, with 1st-century frescoes.

Beneath the Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Positano, the remains of a Roman villa buried by the eruption of AD 79 have come to light. The site is called MAR, the Roman Archaeological Museum.You go down into the medieval crypt and then into the rooms of the villa, where you can see frescoes in vivid colours. The visit is short but surprising.

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