Pompeii and Vesuvius excursion + Lunch

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Pass By: Pompeii - Archaeological Area., Porta Marina Superiore (Via Villa dei Misteri) Piazza Immacolata, Piazza Porta Marina inf., 80045 Pompeii Italy

Pompeii is one of the most significant proofs of Roman civilization and, like an open book, provides outstanding information on the art, customs, trades and everyday life of the past.

The city has re-emerged from the darkness of centuries precisely as it would have been when it was unexpectedly buried in the thick layer of ash and lava which poured down from the devastating eruption of Vesuvius.

Alongside the elegant villas belonging to the nobility and the luxurious residences of the middle class, stand modest houses where several families lived.

On the edge of the city stood the brothels, rooms intended as places of pleasure for sailors and travellers passing through.

The houses still contain furniture, ornaments, gold and silverware, work tools, kitchenware, bronze and terracotta lamps, foodstuffs of all kinds, counters for serving drinks, grain mills and grindstones, workshops for manufacturing cloth, smithies and outlets selling groceries, fruit and vegetables.

These reminders of the past, which are so vivid and tangible in the remains brought to light, contribute to the fascination of the present.



Pass By: Vesuvius National Park, Via Palazzo del Principe, 80044 Ottaviano Italy

Mount Vesuvius is a volcano located on the Gulf of Naples; it is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the burying and destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae, as well as several other settlements.

The area around Vesuvius was officially declared a national park on June 5, 1995. The summit of Vesuvius is open to visitors and there is a small network of paths around the volcano that are maintained by the park authorities. There is access by road to within 200 metres (660 ft) of the summit, but thereafter access is on foot only. There is a spiral walkway around the volcano from the road to the crater.