Inaugurated in 2007 and tended by the Superintendency of Pompeii’s Laboratory of Applied Research inside the Excavations, the Pompeii Botanical Garden occupies an area of over 800 meters square, in which all the species already living in the ancient city are collected: fruit trees, medicinal and sacred plants, vegetables, marsh and textile plants.
From the precious splendors of the historic corals and cameos of Torre del Greco, crafted by very experienced hands which are handed down a formidable tradition, in specialised laboratories, we take a leap into incredible
Two kilometres away from Vesuvius, on the hill of the Saviour chosen for its particular favourable position, the historic site of the Vesuvius Observatory appears,
It is a pioneer species, one of those that settle on the volcanic lava and transform it slowly, creating favorable conditions for the settlement of other more complex plant species.
A long aging ruby-red wine, a complex mix of fragrances : Villa dei Misteri is the result of the ancient Pompeii viticulture’s rebirth.
The memory of the ancient splendor almost lost among the inhabitants of Resina.