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Porta Herculaneum
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Photo: Jebulon, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Fortress / Tower

Porta Herculaneum

City gate of Sullan date in the northwest portion of the fortifications of Pompeii

Pompei (NA), Campania

  • Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata”
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At a glance

Coordinates
40°45′06″ N, 14°28′52″ E

Photos

Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, Public domain
Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
rene boulay, CC BY-SA 3.0
ho visto nina volare from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0
FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0
FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting there

Pompei Scavi - Villa dei MisteriTrain, nearest
300 m as the crow flies
Porta Herculaneum
Porto di Castellammare di Stabia6.6 km
Aeroporto di Napoli Capodichino21.8 km

Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Porta Herculaneum?

Porta Herculaneum is in Pompei, in the province of Napoli (Campania), Italy. GPS coordinates: 40.75177, 14.48124.

What else is there to see near Porta Herculaneum?

Nearby you’ll find: House of the surgeon (100 m away), Villa of Cicero (Pompeii) (100 m away), House of Sallust (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 9 photos
  1. Porta Herculaneum Pompeii — Jebulon, CC0
  2. Pompeya. Porta Ercolano. 01 — Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Porta Ercolano (Pompeii) (48443705051) — Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, Public domain
  4. Antigua ciudad de Pompeya, Italia, 2023-03-27, DD 169 — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. Italie Pompei Voie Tombeaux 072000 - panoramio — rene boulay, CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Pompei 2015 (18682862729) — ho visto nina volare from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0
  7. Scavi archeologici di Pompei (Pompeii) 03 — FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0
  8. Scavi archeologici di Pompei (Pompeii) 1000 41 — FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. The Streets of Pompeii (14842927849) — Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0

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