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Full day guided excursion by coach, to the famous archaeological
sites of Pompei and Herculaneum. Pompei holds an intense fascination
for visitors today. Following the eruption of the volcano Mount
Vesuvius in the year 79 AD, Pompei lay buried and forgotten for
hundreds of years. We visit
Pompei with its frescoed homes, bath houses and public buildings.
Herculaneum, like Pompei, was destroyed by the eruption of 79 AD,
There are beautiful villas owned by rich Romans, and the village was
residential and not as commercially important as Pompei.
When the catastrophe of 79 AD occurred,
Herculaneum was buried by a torrent of mud that hardened into a soft
tufa (a kind of coarse rock) that preserved many of the wooden parts
of houses and household objects which can be seen today. A large
portion of old Herculaneum is still buried, and certainly many art
treasures are still to be found as excavations continue. Return to
Sorrento in the afternoon. |
