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Fortress / Tower
Torre di Mercurio
Tower of the walls of Pompeii
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- UNESCO World Heritage
- Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
- Coordinates
- 40°45′10″ N, 14°28′58″ E
About
No English description yet
Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.
Read it in ItalianPhotos
Getting there
Pompei Scavi - Villa dei MisteriTrain, nearest
500 m as the crow flies
Torre di Mercurio
Porto di Castellammare di Stabia6.7 km
Aeroporto di Napoli Capodichino21.9 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre di Mercurio?
Torre di Mercurio is in Pompei, in the province of Napoli (Campania), Italy. GPS coordinates: 40.75280, 14.48286.
What else is there to see near Torre di Mercurio?
Nearby you’ll find: Castellum Aquae (100 m away), House of the Prince of Naples (100 m away), House of the Dioscuri (VI.9.6) (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
- Torre di Mercurio 1 — Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pompeji-via-mercurio-torre-di-mercurio — Mboesch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Torre di Mercurio 24 (001) — MentNFG, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre di Mercurio XI, Pompeii 20230623 01 — Argo Navis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre di Mercurio — Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pompeya. Torre. — Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre XI (Pompeii) — Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Antigua ciudad de Pompeya, Italia, 2023-03-27, DD 192 — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Antigua ciudad de Pompeya, Italia, 2023-03-27, DD 193-197 PAN — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences