Pompeii: restorations for Championnet complex and Mariner's house

The exclusive panoramic terraces of ancient Pompeii are opening to the public, and two other major safety and restoration projects are in place in the Regio VIII of the excavations which were completed under the Great Pompeii Project. This is the Championnet complex; a collection of elegant residential buildings (over 60 houses) which are finely decorated and articulated in several atriums and peristils, located on the south-western terrace of the Pompei plateau, with panoramic views over the Sarno plain. And the Mariner's house, a double-story building with a private spa. The two large structures will open for the first time to the public, including an exhibit of original finds in these environments, including the underground path from the kitchen in the Championnet complex. According to the project which has long since begun in Pompeii, it is a museum of diffusion, which sees the relocation of objects and instruments found many years ago.

The Championnet complex is named after French General Jean Etienne Championnet who in 1798 with his troops fled King Ferdinand IV and sheltered in Palermo, a city he did not leave until his return to Naples in 1802. Championnet, in the short year in which the French troops stayed in Naples, ordered the continuation of excavations in the ancient city, particularly in the southern area. In this complex, the domus of the geometric Mosaics, and that of Sirico and the Wounded bear, have recently been opened again. The Mariners house (Regio VII, 15,2), brought to light in 1871, owes its name to the mosaic with 6 naval ships at the entrance and is a unicum in the ancient city as it is an elegant home but also a warehouse and bakery workshop.