| Any tour to Italy in search of art and culture must take | | | | brothel. The baths contain stuccoed vaults with |
| in the unforgettable and ancient ruins of Pompeii, only a | | | | preserved images of nymphs and cupids while the |
| few hours from Italy’s capital city Rome. Follow in | | | | Forum shows where the civic, commercial, political and |
| the footsteps of the British gentility on Grand Tour with | | | | religious heart of the town was located. |
| a trip to the Gulf of Naples where you can find a | | | | From the ruling class down to slaves, no one in the city |
| culture that was captured forever in the towns of | | | | was spared after Vesuvius erupted. As ash and soot |
| Pompeii and Herculaneum by the eruption of Mount | | | | covered the city, people and animals were frozen in |
| Vesuvius in AD79. | | | | time. Giuseppe Fiorelli, the director of one of |
| Pompeii, once a popular tourist destination for the | | | | Pompeii’s many excavations instructed workers to |
| ancient Romans, is now one of the most popular | | | | pour liquid plaster into cavities left in the ashes by |
| tourist sites in Italy and a UNESCO World Heritage | | | | decomposed bodies. These plaster casts show |
| Site. When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79, | | | | incredible detail of the people of Pompeii in their last |
| devastating the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, | | | | moments. |
| these ancient cities were buried, preserved and lost | | | | If you wish to visit Pompeii, then it often proves a good |
| under thick layers of ash. This natural event that | | | | idea to take one of the many tours offered once you |
| devastated the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum | | | | arrive from your flights to Rome. From Rome’s |
| now offer tourists the opportunity to see how people | | | | Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) airport, take either a taxi |
| lived, and died, two thousand years ago. | | | | or the train to Rome’s Termini Station and then the |
| Pompeii is now an outdoor museum and an | | | | Eurostar to Naples. |
| excavation site that provides an exciting archaeological | | | | The Circumvesuviana is one of Naples’ suburban |
| journey into Roman life in the 1st century. The Roman | | | | rail services which runs around the base of Mount |
| settlement, once lost under almost 60 feet of ash and | | | | Vesuvius and connects its nearby cities. The ancient |
| pumice, was rediscovered in 1748. Since then | | | | site of Pompeii is just 100 metres from the Pompei |
| numerous excavations have unearthed many rare | | | | Scavi train which can be found half-way along the |
| discoveries including well-preserved frescoes showing | | | | Circumvesuviana line. |
| what everyday life was like for its doomed inhabitants. | | | | The information contained within this article is the |
| Even if you're not interested in history the Pompeii site | | | | opinion of the author and is intended purely for |
| is a fascinating find. Providing a time capsule of Roman | | | | information and interest purposes only. It should not be |
| life and architecture, the excavated town includes | | | | used to make any decisions or take any actions. Any |
| cobbles streets, grand houses, villas, baths and a | | | | links are included for information purposes only. |