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Pompeii Pompeii and Herculaneum Not too far from Naples and at the foot of Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum are surely the two of the most spectacular ancient sites in the Mediterranean. Martin Siepmann/ age fotostock

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  • Pompeii and Herculaneum

Locked up in his daily activities, after the eruption of Vesuvius on August 25th 1979, Pompeii and Herculaneum represent the most faithful painting that we have inherited from History on life under the Roman Empire. Preserved until their excavation in the 18th century by dozens of feet of ash and mud, the houses in this city, which ad 25,000 inhabitants at the time of the eruption, have remained intact. You have mosaic pavements, courtyards decorated with statutes, frescoes painted on the walls and a number of objects which tell us about the lifestyle and customs of the time. The most beautiful pieces were transferred to Naples, where they can be admired in the Archaeological Museum located at the piazza Museo National. Frescoes of the thermae (public baths) of pleasure remain accessible to the public.

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  2.   Towns

  3.   Landscapes

  4.   Monuments

  5.   Museums

  6.   Traditions

  7.   Enogastronomy

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