Outside the main site to the north, the Villa of Mysteries (Villa dei Misteri) is Pompeii's other most cherished artistic treasure.
The Villa of Mysteries is the second most cherished artistic treasure in Pompeii.
The appeal lies partly in the weirdness of his obsessions (scantily clad little girls with penises), so pungently suggestive of an imagined world, says New York 's Mark Stevens.