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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Portici

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Portici, Italy

Updated August 11, 2020
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Palace of Portici

Portici, Italy

Palace of Portici

Before the more famous Royal Palace of Caserta, the king of Naples first commissioned this overlooked residence.
National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa

Portici, Italy

National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa

The first Italian factory to produce locomotives is now a marvelous museum.
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Clothes fill each corner of Pugliano Street.

Ercolano, Italy

Vintage Market of Pugliano

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.
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The ancient Roman wooden sliding door still stands.

Ercolano, Italy

House of the Wooden Partition

Well-preserved, still-functional sliding wood doors from Ancient Rome can be found in this Vesuvius-stricken house.
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Herculaneum

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
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San Michele Arcangelo Hypogeum.

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San Michele Arcangelo Hypogeum

The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.
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Osservatorio Vesuviano (Vesuvius Observatory)

The oldest volcanology research center in the world.
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