Villa Boscoreale, Roman archaeological farm site in Boscoreale, Italy
Villa Boscoreale is a Roman excavation site in Boscoreale within the area around Pompeii that served as an agricultural operation with a wine cellar. The complex shows a courtyard with colonnades and eighteen large clay vessels in which wine was stored.
The villa existed before the eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79 and was buried by ash and pumice. Excavations in the twentieth century brought the structure and numerous frescoes to light that are now kept in different museums.
The Antiquarium museum displays tools and everyday items that show how wine was made in Roman times. Visitors see pressing equipment and containers that come directly from the site and make the work process easy to understand.
Access is via the Circumvesuviana train to Torre Annunziata station, then a twenty-minute walk to Viale Villa Regina. The grounds lie somewhat outside and require sturdy shoes because of uneven paths.
Casts show wooden fittings from doors and windows that were enclosed in volcanic rock. This allows carpentry work and construction details to be reconstructed that normally do not survive.
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