Pompei Vacations, Pompei Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

In the morning - after breakfast - i decided not to visit first the city of Napoli and save it for the afternoon but to head straight to Pompei - to see the ancient city destroyed by Vesuvio volcano. I took the suburban metro train (Circumvesuviana - is the running company) from main station Garibaldi - but if u want to enjoy the ride sitting it would be better to go back one station to the terminus of Circumvesuviana - with any train from the same platform - that way you will avoid the many ...

We got to the train station a little early to get our seat reservations but had some problems with the language barrier.  We thought the ticket seller told us to wait 30 minutes and then our tickets would be 5 Euro instead of 20.  That would only give us 6 minutes to run to the train.  We thought this was odd but as we watched other people in line, many of them got their tickets and dashed off to the trains.  Maybe they knew about this Italian custom and we did not.  ...

So I arrived in Naples on Thursday after a very long day of travel from London.  From the airport it was a quick bus ride to the central train station, which is near my hostel.  I definitely was out of my comfort zone in a big way for the first time!  And Naples is really the armpit of Italy as far as I can tell.  Anyway, I followed the directions to the hostel from the website, which took you way around out of your way even though it was a straight shot down from a...

Our time on the Amalfi Coast finished, Milton and I headed to nearby Pompei. The most remarkable thing about the Pompei area and Naples is just how much Mt Vesuvius dominates the landscape. I'm not quite sure how I would like living so close to what is essentially an active volcano, but it does make for some excellent views. So, after getting a little lost along the way, we pitched up to the ruins of the former city of Pomei. Naturally there is an entrance fee to get in, but beyond this ...