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Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi)

Pompeii, Naples, Italy

Featured Review : The ruined Roman city of Pompeii is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Italy and it is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.I had wanted to visit Pompeii since I was a child and had watched a programme about it o...See Full Review

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Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi) Reviews

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More Than Just A Ruin!

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Meggysmum from Oxford, United Kingdom
  • August 16, 2011
More Than Just A Ruin!
Quote: The ruined Roman city of Pompeii is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Italy and it is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.I had wanted to visit Pompeii since I was a child and had watched a programme about it on television. The Roma... Read the full Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi) review

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Pompeii

  • 0 out of 5 stars by lovethecaribbean from Charlotte, North Carolina
  • June 26, 2011
Pompeii
Quote: Pompeii- We used the audio guide in Pompeii. In hindsight, I wish we would have gotten a tour guide. We spent too much time looking for where we needed to be for the audio guide. Pompeii is a great site and I enjoyed it. I had always wanted to... Read the full Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi) review

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Daytrip to Naples and Pompeii from Rome - Viator

  • 5 out of 5 stars by JEFF NUNES from Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • November 23, 2010
Daytrip to Naples and Pompeii from Rome - Viator
Quote: Viator’s daytrip to Pompeii from Rome was a long awaited visit to the ruins of this once thriving city. It proved to be one of the most exciting and pleasurable side trips I had taken while traveling through Italy. The motor coach ride south to... Read the full Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi) review

Buried Treasure Mobbed By Tourists

  • 3 out of 5 stars by cflecker from Horsham, Pennsylvania
  • September 8, 2010
Buried Treasure Mobbed By Tourists
Quote: Anyone who's ever watched PBS knows the gist of Pompeii-- Italian city completely buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, rediscovered 1600 years later. It gives a fascinating look at life in the Roman Empire.Modern reality is a bit... Read the full Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi) review

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Explorations of Pompeii Shore Excursion

  • 5 out of 5 stars by MikeInTown from Leesburg, Virginia
  • June 25, 2010
Explorations of Pompeii Shore Excursion
Quote: We were tendered ashore in Sorrento where we took a complimentary shuttle up a narrow winding road to be transferred to our motor coach for the Explorations of Pompeii excursion. It was about an hour ride on narrow, twisting mountain roads and... Read the full Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi) review

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There Is a Spirit of Death

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Zhebiton from Moscow, Moskva, Russia
  • June 8, 2010
There Is a Spirit of Death
Quote: If you go to Pompei on the final railway station «Sorrento», like i did, about half an hour. The train station, on which you need to go, called «pompei scavi villa misteri». It is located near the entrance to the museum. The name of the train... Read the full Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi) review

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Pompei Best Guided Tour

  • 5 out of 5 stars by marilorel from ny, New York
  • April 18, 2010
Pompei Best Guided Tour
Quote: For a world class site like Pompeii, a tour guide is absolutely essential. Most tour guides are fine but if you want a recommendation, I recently visited Pompeii with Fiorella Squillante from vesuviusvspompeii.com. It was incredible, Fiorella... Read the full Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi) review
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A Moment Preserved

  • 4 out of 5 stars by rufusni from Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • April 14, 2010
A Moment Preserved
Quote: There are three options of entrances to the excavations of Pompeii - the main one - Porte Marina were most of the tourist buses head as it is closest to the densest part of the excavations with the forum, basilica and what would have been the town... Read the full Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi) review

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Seeing Pompeiian Ruins

  • 5 out of 5 stars by anitaellen83 from Dallas, Texas
  • January 6, 2009
Seeing Pompeiian Ruins
Quote: I know I could spend an entire day in there easy. I took about 70 pictures of it. We visited a whorehouse with frescoes of naughty things in it with stone beds. Also, they knew it was a whore district because of a penis etched in the sidewalk... Read the full Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi) review

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Pompeii

Pompeii
Quote: Back in A.D. 79, the ancient city of Pompeii was reduced to ruins with the eruption of nearby Mt. Vesuvius. Today, the excavated ruins of Pompeii has given important insights into the history of the Roman Empire.The site of Pompeii is massive - it... Read the full Ancient City of Pompeii (Pompeii Scavi) review

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