Photo: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological site, 1st century BC
House of Venus in the shell
Roman domus in Pompeii
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata”
At a glance
- Type
- Archaeological site
- Period
- Antiquity, 1st century BC
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 40°45′07″ N, 14°29′34″ E
- Address
- Scavi archeologici di Pompei - Regio II - Insula 3 - 3
About
No English description yet
Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.
Read it in ItalianTimeline
- 1st century BCBuilt
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
PompeiTrain, nearest
1.0 km as the crow flies
House of Venus in the shellScavi archeologici di Pompei - Regio II - Insula 3 - 3
Porto di Castellammare di Stabia6.7 km
Aeroporto di Napoli Capodichino22.6 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
- UNESCO
- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is House of Venus in the shell?
House of Venus in the shell is in Pompei, in the province of Napoli (Campania), Italy. Address: Scavi archeologici di Pompei - Regio II - Insula 3 - 3. GPS coordinates: 40.75196, 14.49272.
Is House of Venus in the shell wheelchair accessible?
According to OpenStreetMap data, the site is partly wheelchair accessible.
How old is House of Venus in the shell?
Wikidata dates it to the 1st century BC.
What else is there to see near House of Venus in the shell?
Nearby you’ll find: House of Octavius Quartio (0 m away), House of Julia Felix (0 m away), House of the Moralist (III.4.3) (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 8 photos
- Casa de la Venus en la Concha Pompeya 41 — Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa della Venere in Conchiglia Pompeii 02 — User:MatthiasKabel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Casa della Venere in Conchiglia WLM24 (01) — MentNFG, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pompeii House-Venus-shell 20240504 151910 — Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pompeii House-Venus-shell-T 20240504 151856 — Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa de la Venus en la Concha Pompeya 21 — Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa de la Venus en la concha, Pompeya, Italia, 2016 01 — Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pompei 2012 (8056716723) — ho visto nina volare from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences