Where is Pompeii and Herculaneum?

Located on the western side of Italy, Pompeii and Herculaneum are located in a region called Campania, near the Bay of Naples.

If you look at a map, the country of Italy is shaped a bit like an old fashioned ladies boot. Pompeii and its suburbs are located just near the top of the 'shoe' portion of the boot (see the map pictured).

Pompeii was the largest city destroyed when Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. Herculaneum was considered a suburb of Pompeii. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site.


for a nice presentation of facts on Pompeii, visit the Pompeii Virtual Tour. Scroll down the page to see a table of contents, or view the presentation and its facts by clicking the Virtual Tour link, then using the navigational arrows in the upper right hand corner of the page.