Inside Russel Crowe changing room (Pompeii)

Member Name: fuzzybear

Product:	Pompeii
Date:	08/01/09 (93 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fascinating

Disadvantages: Gets crowded in summer and very hot naturally

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 tour.

Do not expect to be abe to see everything as it is a massive site and would probably take a couple of days to see everything, however your tour guide will take you to all the main bits and it certanly was fascinating to be able to walk around such a famous site with some lovely mosaics to see.


The public baths were particularly well presented as were the communal toilets and it is worth checking out the Temple of Venus. My favourite area was the Temple of Appollo, especially the basilica however I also enjoyed just walking around the e of streets as well as you certainly know you are in the middle of what was once a thrving community.

The two main theatres are also interesting to visit as are the barracks that housed the gladiators, I had my fit Russel Crowe yearning and then remembered that he is a bit of a lump these days.


Overall this is one of those places that if you are in the area you feel obliged to see, it does get very crowded and of course the tour groups all head for the same areas but it is still pretty amazing and certainly not over priced.

Summary: Historic site