At this typical 2nd-century-BC bathing complex, bathers would enter from the vestibule, stop off in the vaulted apodyterium (changing room), and then pass through to the tepidarium (tepid bath) and caldarium (hot bath). Particularly impressive is the stuccoed vault in the men's changing room, complete with whimsical images of putti (winged babies) and nymphs.
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Museo Archeologico Nazionale
14.34 MILES
Naples' National Archaeological Museum serves up one of the world’s finest collections of Graeco-Roman artefacts. Originally a cavalry barracks and later…
Museo di Capodimonte
14.79 MILES
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Cappella Sansevero
13.99 MILES
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Ruins of Herculaneum
8.34 MILES
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Ruins of Pompeii
0.08 MILES
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Certosa e Museo di San Martino
14.46 MILES
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Catacombe di San Gennaro
14.87 MILES
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Castello Aragonese
27.44 MILES
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Nearby Pompeii attractions
1. Lupanare
0.05 MILES
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3. Teatro Grande
0.08 MILES
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4. Ruins of Pompeii
0.08 MILES
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7. Casa del Menandro
0.12 MILES
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8. Quadriportico dei Teatri
0.12 MILES
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