Pompeii

Train from Sorrento to Pompeii approx. 30mins (4.10eur).

We had the Campania card so avoid the long Q and transportation is included in the 7 days. 

 

The city of Pompeii was an ancient Roman town city, was mostly destroyed and buried under 4-6m (13-20ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, killing around 3,000 people.

At the time of the eruption, the town may have had some 20,000 inhabitants. The eruption last more than 24 hours. Pompeii was completely covered and remained hidden for over 1600 years.

 

 Entrance of Pompeii

This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 

This year the weather is very hot! 38-39 degree:(

Basilica

 



 Forum Granary

 

Plaster cast of victims by Mt Vesuvius eruption.

Although only fragmentary skeletal remains were found, hollow spaces within the hardened volcanic debris revealed the forms of many deceased bodies eventually decayed inside the hardening matter. This air space essentially formed a mold, since the ash that had surrounded the person retained an imprint of the body. Excavators realized this and filled the air pockets with plaster. The resulting "plaster mummies" poignantly capture the human tragedy of Pompeii.

 

Slipper fully covered with dust...