A excursion to Pompeii, the city buried by Vesuvius during the eruption of AD 79 can not miss during your holiday in Sorrento.
The excavations of Pompeii are certainly one of the most fascinating and evocative archaeological sites in the world.
The eruption of Vesuvius in August AD 79 buried the city under a layer of ash up about 6-7 meters.
The excavations undertaken by the Bourbons in the late 1700s have helped to bring to light a perfectly preserved Roman city.
Most of its inhabitants, including many rich Romans who spent their holiday in Pompeii, died and were buried under meters of lava and ash.
The eruption of Vesuvius in August AD 79 buried the city under a layer of ash up about 6-7 meters.
The excavations undertaken by the Bourbons in the late 1700s have helped to bring to light a perfectly preserved Roman city.
Most of its inhabitants, including many rich Romans who spent their holiday in Pompeii, died and were buried under meters of lava and ash.
From their bodies, immortalized in the exact moment of death and perfectly preserved, were obtained plaster casts.
Walking through Pompeii you can visit the Forum, an ancient square, the Capitoline temple dedicated to Zeus and the Temple of Apollo.
Walking along the path of Abundance is interesting to visit the shops of the time: laundries, barber shops, fabric shops. In a side you will also find the Lupanare, the brothel full of erotic paintings.
A must see is the Villa of Mysteries: in the building is the famous "red room": a room with painting walls where on a red (classical red Pompeii) background representing an initiation to Dionysus.
Reach Pompeii from Sorrento is very simple: just take the Circumvesuviana train line from Sorrento and stop at the station of Pompei Villa dei Misteri.
The train takes about 30 minutes to reach Pompeii. The entrance to the excavations of Pompeii is opposite the station.
The ticket for entry to the excavation costs 11 euros. Admission is free for all EU citizens under 18 years and over 65.
Opening hours excavations of Pompeii
From November 1st to 3rd March every day from 8.30 to 17.00 (last admission 15.30)
rom 1 April to 31 October the ruins are open daily from 8.30 to 19.30 (last admission 18.00)
