Located not far from Naples are the impressive remains of the villa that once belonged to Nero’s wife, Poppaea Sabina.

View of a row of columns in the Villa Poppaea near Naples. It is a Roman villa located near the sea and was buried in AD 79 when Vesuvius erupted. It may have belonged to the Emperor Nero and is named after his second wife. It is also known as the Villa Oplontis.