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The excavations of Stabiae
Stabiae, the ancient name of Castellammare di Stabia, is not very famous and it is surely less known than Pompeii and Ercolano. But it is a very important town of vesuvian territory. An ancient necropolis of VII century b.C. shows how ancient this town was and also its importance. Many objects found in Stabiae had been produced in Greece and Etruria, so Stabiae was a developed commercial town. According to archaeologists, Stabiae was a so-called ‘oppidum’, that is a fortified town, linked to an important port and an important road. Stabiae was completely destroyed during wars of 89 a.C. but it was soon rebuilt. In the excavations there are the remains of three rich villas and of the thermal baths.
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Testi Ettore Panella
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TOURIST INFORMATION
Access
Via Passeggiata Archeologica, Castellammare di Stabia (NA)
Schools
School parties must book in advance
For all information:
Sezione Didattica - tel. +39 081 8575331
Rules for visiting the archaeological areas
Opening times
November - March, every day from 08.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(last admission 3.30 p.m.)
April - October, every day 08.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
(last admission 6 p.m.)
Closed: 1st January, 1st May, 25th December
Main access routes
by train:
Circumvesuviana Napoli-Sorrento ( stop Via Nocera + bus 1 Rosso)
by car:
Motorway A3 Napoli-Salerno ( exit Castellammare di Stabia), turn to Varano
Admission
acess to 3 sites - valid for 1 day
Full price: € 5.50
Half price: € 2.75 (*)
access to 5 sites: (Herculaneum, Pompeii, Oplontis, Stabiae, Boscoreale) - valid for 3 days
Full price: € 20.00
Half price : € 10.00 (*)
Free of charge: for EU citizens under 18 or over 65 years old.
(*) Reductions: for EU citizens aged 18-24 and EU permanent school teachers.
Reductions and free tickets can be issued only by showing a valid document (passport, identity card, driving license).
A visit of the archaeological area of Pompeii should start from Porta Marina which is in the direction of the sea.
This gate that seems a tower built into the old walls had two passageways: one for the pedestrians and the other for the animals and the means of transport. In a niche in the wall there is a terracotta statue representing Minerva, the protectress of the gate.