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Pompeii aka: Pompei

1029 people want to go here. 1219 people have been here.
97% of people who have been to Pompeii think it's worth visiting. The most popular places in Pompeii are The House Of The Tragic Poet, The Startled Woman, and Caecilius's House. Pompeii is featured on the lists UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy, Hillman's Top 100 "Wonders", and All 911 UNESCO Heritage Sites. Places in Pompeii have been tagged culture and art.

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Untitled by varella

A place where Pink Floyd recorded a DVD. That is enough to be worth visiting.

over 3 years ago

A must see by Annemaart

Absolutely fantastic, Pomepii gives a little look into the scale of roman cities and the disaster of the eruption of Mt Vesuvius. Not a lot of the frescoes are left, so I recommend going to the museum in Napoli the day before, so you can really get an idea of what it could have looked like.

I spend the whole day in pompeii, and I didn’t even see all I would have liked to see. Also, and this is very important: bring supplies. There are lots of spots on the site to refill your waterbottle, but there is no place to get food, only outside the gates of the site.

over 3 years ago

Don't Rush It! by Lori P

You need a full day, maybe even more, to fully explore Pompeii. It’s simply amazing…walking through the remains of an ancient city, frozen in time. Read up, learn about it before you go so you can fully understand exactly how important this city is and how much we’ve learned from it’s discovery.

over 4 years ago

Untitled by bodr

I find Pompeii a bit too big and boring to entertain me in the long run. I think it would be more exciting riding a unicycle.:)

over 4 years ago

Untitled by alexoverseas

An absolutely amazing place. Eerie, fascinating and awesome. Keep a look out for grooves made in the road paving stones by carts (especially around corners) and plaster casts of people who perished in the eruption (seriously creepy but fascinating at the same time). Look closely at the models for details like sandal straps.

Go in the off season if possible. We went in January, and it was 20 degrees (Celsius), sunny and gorgeous. You won’t find the crowds there as you will in summer. And I have heard that the sun radiating off all that stone can make your trip there hellish.

We stayed in Naples and travelled there by train for the day. I would stay in Sorrento next time. Take a spare camera battery, because I had used up my first one in a matter of hours.

over 4 years ago

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  • en.wikipedia.org Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples and Caserta in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, its sister city, Pompeii was destroyed, and completely buried, dur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii
  • www.lonelyplanet.com Awe-inspiring ancient sites by Lonely Planet March 04, 2010 Taken from Lonely Planets 1000 Ultimate Experiences, may we present a bevy of BC (or thereabouts)... (read article)
  • travel.nytimes.com Introduction to Pompeii by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 When Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, Pliny the Younger, who later recorded the event, thought the end of the world had come. The ruined city of Pompeii, now dug out from the layers of dried lava that once swept through it, brings to light the life of 19 centuries ago and has sparked the imagination of the world. Numerous myths have surrounded Pompeii, one of which is that a completely intact city was rediscovered. Actually, the Pompeians (that is, those who escaped) returned to their city when the ashes had cooled and removed some of the most precious treasures from the resort. But they left plenty behind to be uncovered at a later date and carted off to museums throughout Europe and America. (read article)
  • travel.nytimes.com Introduction to Pompeii by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 When Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, Pliny the Younger, who later recorded the event, thought the end of the world had come. The ruined city of Pompeii, now dug out from the layers of dried lava that once swept through it, brings to light the life of 19 centuries ago and has sparked the imagination of the world. Numerous myths have surrounded Pompeii, one of which is that a completely intact city was rediscovered. Actually, the Pompeians (that is, those who escaped) returned to their city when the ashes had cooled and removed some of the most precious treasures from the resort. But they left plenty behind to be uncovered at a later date and carted off to museums throughout Europe and America. (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com Going Back in Time, Briefly by MAUREEN B. FANT June 16, 2002 (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com Going Back in Time, Briefly by MAUREEN B. FANT June 16, 2002 (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com Pompeii, Perilously Popular by PAUL HOFMANN; August 13, 1995 (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com Pompeii, Perilously Popular by PAUL HOFMANN; August 13, 1995 (read article)