Visits to the Granai Foro in Pompeii, from 7 July

Visits to the Granai Foro of Pompeii: from 7 July, every Wednesday in July and August, from 10am to 12pm and from 14pm to 16pm it will be possible to request an accompanied visit led by Park officials

Amphorae, terracotta pottery, small and large containers used for the transport and trade of food and more. An immersion among the numerous objects of daily life and trade in Pompeii. This is what the extraordinary visit to the Pompeii deposits will allow, housed in the ancient granaries of the Forum, which for the first time since July are open to the public.

The cost of the visit is 3€ (+ 1,50€ online booking), in addition to the entrance ticket to the site. The visit is reserved for groups of up to 10 people every half hour.

Visits to the granaries will also be possible in the evening at a cost of €5, in addition to the evening entrance ticket to the site, every Friday and Saturday on the following dates: 6 and 7, 27 and 28 August, 3 and 4, 10 and 11, 25 September with the same booking methods.

Visits to the Granai Forum of Pompeii

The granaries/warehouses open onto the western side of the Forum with eight openings separated by brick pillars and perhaps served as a fruit and vegetable market. Today they are the most important archaeological warehouse in the city and house more than nine thousand finds from excavations conducted in Pompeii and its territory since the end of the 800th century.

They house the terracotta pottery that was used in the last decades of the city's life to carry out daily activities, such as pots and pans for cooking, jugs and bottles, and amphorae, the large containers used to transport oil, wine and fish sauces from all over the Mediterranean. Also on display are marble tables and fountain basins that adorned the entrances of houses and some casts of victims of the eruption as well as that of a tree.

The building was built after the earthquake of 62 AD and perhaps was not yet finished at the time of the eruption. This structure will become a museum dedicated to the history of the Forum and the craft activities that took place in the city, where the visitor will be able to see not only the finds but also the casts of the victims with the objects that they took with them during their escape. (Date of excavation: 1816-1822)

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Reservation recommended on the website www.ticketone.it. The purchase of the visit is also possible at the Porta Marina ticket office.