July 5, 2007
Pompeii is the reason why most people choose to go to Naples and is probably the most famous of the Roman ruins after the Colosseam.
Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples It, along with Herculaneum, was destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD.
The city of Pompeii is absolutely huge and has so much to see, Villas, Churches, a Colosseam, ampitheatre, shops and houses. I was surprised at how it is mostly still intact and it gives you a real idea of what Roman life was like back then. There are many interresting things to see and a guided tour can be quite expensive so we just bought a tourbook from the vendors outside which proved invaluable and was only €8.00!
TIP: Bring lots of water and food for lunch as it is really hot (depending on the time you go) and you do a lot of walking. There is a restaurant in there which is very expensive and hard to find!
We could not find anywhere selling water (this was before we knew there was a restaurant inside the site) and we had to go out for lunch and then sneak back in! There are lots of nice places to have a pincic lunch.
Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples It, along with Herculaneum, was destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD.
The city of Pompeii is absolutely huge and has so much to see, Villas, Churches, a Colosseam, ampitheatre, shops and houses. I was surprised at how it is mostly still intact and it gives you a real idea of what Roman life was like back then. There are many interresting things to see and a guided tour can be quite expensive so we just bought a tourbook from the vendors outside which proved invaluable and was only €8.00!
TIP: Bring lots of water and food for lunch as it is really hot (depending on the time you go) and you do a lot of walking. There is a restaurant in there which is very expensive and hard to find!
We could not find anywhere selling water (this was before we knew there was a restaurant inside the site) and we had to go out for lunch and then sneak back in! There are lots of nice places to have a pincic lunch.
Mount Vesuvius from Pompeii ruins.
Main Street
Caste of a person
Ruined temple
Mount Vesuvius
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