Hubby in the brothel still (Pompeii)

Member Name: sympatic

Product:	Pompeii
Date:	09/11/09 (27 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Amazing sense of history

Disadvantages: Can get crowded

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 and I became rather less interested in what was being said. Nothing to do with the quality of the guide just me not coping with the heat despite a large hat, lots of water and sun cream liberally applied.

Pompeii itself is a large sprawling site in whuich you couldspend a couple of days trying to see everything. The walk up to the entrance takes you past lots of snack booths and it has a rather unkempt feel to it on the approaches.

There is lotsto see including the Temple of Venus, the old baths and the Temple of Apollo are all impressive buildings especially the latter. Exploring is the name of the game and some of the gardens which have been maintained are really delightful and the brothel is an obvious place to visit. Finally the theatres are well worth seeing and were probably the highlight of our tour alongside the Temle of Apollo.

A visit is definately recommended, an entry ticket was I think about 12 euro and I do remember that kids go in free as long as you have some sort of id showing they are born in a member country of the EU. A great historic site and one that has a wonderfully haunted quality to it despite the large crowds as you can always find yourself a quiet spot.

Summary: Historic site