Pompei Trip Overview
Seize the opportunity to visit the world-unique Pompeii, the Roman city killed by the Mount Vesuvius, now a silent volcano. You will spend a day surrounded by culture, with an overview of the haunting ruins of Pompeii, travelling back in time to the tragic days of 79 AD, when the Vesuvius suddenly erupted, covering the prosperous Roman city in deadly volcanic ashes and poisonous gases, leaving this prosperous city crystallized until our days. You will learn how people lived in those times, visiting houses, bars and restaurants: amazing!
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Pompei, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Pompei, Campania, Italy
Seize the opportunity to visit the world-unique Pompeii, the Roman city killed by the Mount Vesuvius, now a silent volcano. You will spend a day surrounded by culture, with an overview of the haunting ruins of Pompeii, travelling back in time to the tragic days of 79 AD, when the Vesuvius suddenly erupted, covering the prosperous Roman city in deadly volcanic ashes and poisonous gases, leaving this prosperous city crystallized until our days. You will learn how people lived in those times, visiting houses, bars and restaurants: amazing!
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Stop At: Pompeii Archaeological Park, Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri), 80045 Pompeii Italy
Pompeii is located on a plateau formed by the Vesuvius volcano’s lava flow. The city dominated the valley around the Sarno River, the delta of which hosted a busy port.
Information about the origins of the city are uncertain. The oldest available traces date back to the 7th-6th Centuries BC, when the first tuff walls, called pappamonte, were built to enclose an area of 63.5 hectares. A mixed population of Etruscans, Greeks and other Italic peoples led to the city’s development.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Vesuvius National Park, Via Palazzo del Principe, 80044 Ottaviano Italy
Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier and originally much higher structure.
