Pompeii

While holidaying in Sorrento one of the must see places on our list of things to do was to visit the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii. Unfortunately on the day we visited it was incredibly hot which sort of impacted on our overall enjoyment of the visit as it was really too hot to be out in the scorching sun and there is not a lot of shade to be had still I'm pleased that I visited wha is a wonderfully mystical site. We went as part of an organised tour from Sorrento which included an early morning visit to Vesuvious and then the drive down to have a guided tour of Pompeii which lasted about three hours, personally after 90 minutes the heat started to get to us ...  Read the complete review

**Step back little in time!** Modern day Pompeii is a town where a lot of Italians still live but just a little bit away is the lost city of Pompeii. Pompeii is situated in the region of Campania near to Naples in Italy and set close to the infamous Mount Vesuvius. It is a fabulous place to visit and is like a time warp of Roman culture and history. Anyone who craves a bit of culture or has a love for the past should visit. It is like literally stepping into a lost city and you can imagine what life was like 2000 years ago. If you are staying in Naples of the Neapolitan Riviera (or even if in Rome) a visit to Pompeii has to be numero UNO ...  Read the complete review

During the summer we visited Italy and stayed in teh Sorreno reion so for me one of the highlights was a trip to see the ruins at Pompeii. Discovered in 1594 after beng buried in AD79 when Vesuvius blew its top Pompei is a fascinating place to visit, one of the things that struck me as we approached is that the surrounding area looks a bit grotty but as we were on a coach tour we were dropped off in the car park. We had a guided tour arranged which lasted about three hours which to be honest was more than enough as it was a baking hot day. It looked like the entry fee was 12 euro but I did not really take much notice as we had pre paid as part of the ...  Read the complete review

Pompeii was an ancient town that was under the Roman Empire. But when mount Vasuvius erupted, the town was destroyed. It was covered in metres of ash and molten rock. Then from a huge nuee ardent, a large pyroclaustic flow practically killed off the population. Even though the locals saw the volcano starting to release gases and ash into the air, they believed that the God's would look after them. But unfortunatly that wasnt the case. Those who were able to get on a local fishing boat or a boat that came to help from the main land, were the lucky ones. It wasnt until many years later that the town was rediscovered and excurvated. This brought up many ...  Read the complete review

Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD covering the whole city of Pompeii in ash and mud. Over 1900 years later and parts of the buildings are still standing as the ash from the eruption preserved everything so well. Being a keen geographer and having an interest in history I've always been fascinated that Vesuvius preserved the city of Pompeii. So when I found out that we were going to Rome I asked if we could go and see the Lost City. I was really pleased when my parents said we could. We booked our trip to Pompeii from our hotel in Rome. We booked it with a company (Appian Line) who offered the transport (air-conditioned coach) there and back, a meal while we were ...  Read the complete review