House of the Faun: is it open, and what will I see?
Open 9:00 to 17:00 this season, on any Pompeii ticket, in Regio VI. One of the largest houses in the city, a whole block of about 3,000 square meters: the dancing Faun in the atrium pool and the Alexander mosaic in the room between the two gardens. Both are copies; the originals are in Naples.
By Chiara Vitale · Sources checked
- House of the Faun, Regio VI: 9:00–17:00
- Included in the €20, €25 and €30 tickets; nothing extra to buy
- Nearest gate: Porta Marina, from Pompei Villa dei Misteri station
- The site admits until 15:30; the house keeps the site's full hours
Whose house was it?
A family the house itself names: the Satrii. The bronze satyr, the Faun, is a play on their name, and it stands where it stood, in the pool of the main atrium. It's a copy. The original is in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
The house dates from the 2nd century BC and fills its whole block, about 3,000 square meters. Wealth starts at the pavement: the word HAVE, welcome, set into the street; a doorway framed by pillars with carved capitals; an entrance floor of yellow, green, red and pink marble triangles. Above, on both sides, small temples in relief mark the household shrine.
Two atriums, two peristyles, and rooms of every rank around them: reception rooms, family rooms, service rooms. In the exedra between the two gardens lies a copy of the mosaic of Alexander the Great facing Darius, 2nd century BC. The original is in Naples too.
What to see, in order
The doorway and the first atrium
Read HAVE in the pavement before you step in. The marble floor of the entrance, the pillars of the door, then the atrium with the Faun in the pool. This is the front the family showed the street.
The Alexander mosaic and the two gardens
Walk through to the exedra between the first and second peristyle. The battle mosaic on the floor is a copy; the original, found here, is in Naples. Continue through to the second peristyle.
Park Houses list, summer March 16 to October 14.
How do I get there?
- Take the Sorrento line to Pompei Villa dei Misteri. Enter at Porta Marina with your ID.
- Go up through the Forum into Regio VI. The house is a whole block; the main door with HAVE in the pavement is the one to use.
- Continue on the park's Path 3 to the House of the Vettii, the necropolis and the Villa of the Mysteries, if you hold the €25 ticket.
- Open until 19:00 in summer. The site admits until 15:30; you can't leave and come back.
Park "How to get there"; map and guide.
Will a guided tour include the House of the Faun?
All tour selections →Check the route line. The station walk names the House of the Faun and the Vettii; many 2-hour walks from Porta Marina stay around the Forum. What I'd do: a guided walk for the Forum, this house alone afterward.
Tour selections compare routes, tickets and meeting points; the tour page shows the route line. tour listings, data from September 19 and 20, 2026.
Before you go
Which ticket do I need?
Any Pompeii ticket: €20, €25 or €30. The house is inside the walls, in Regio VI.
Is the Faun the original?
No. The park's page says the originals of the statue and the mosaics are in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. What stands in the pool is a copy in the original place.
Where is the Alexander mosaic?
A copy lies in the exedra, the room between the first and second peristyle. The original, 2nd century BC, is in Naples.
How long does it take?
The park publishes no times. It's the largest house in Pompeii; give it 20 minutes, more if the second garden is quiet. What I'd do: pair it with the Vettii, a few streets away.
Is it open every day?
The park's list says 9:00 to 17:00 this season, the site's full hours. The list changes; this page rereads it twice a day, and the full list shows what changed.
When was it excavated?
1829 to 1833, then 1900, then 1960 to 1962. The Alexander mosaic came out in the first campaign.
Park ticket table, prices effective January 12, 2026; park page on the house.