Walking tour Pompeii…why? Why should you choose a walking tour in Pompeii? Why not visit the site on your own?I’ll explain in a moment. Pompeii is a huge archaeological area, an entire city buried under metres of ash and lapilli layers (not lava), and when you walk through the streets…
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Visiting Naples. When and Why
When to visit Naples Visiting Naples has become a must. Tourism has increased so much in the past few years that Naples is non the coolest city to visit in Italy. Italians have once again started visiting the city, which has been previously ignored and that is non being reborn….
Visiting Amalfi Coast: an overview
How to reach the Divine Coast The Amalfi coast is a wonderful place in which nature with its perfumes and smells, history and colours melt almost perfectly. A holiday in this paradise is necessary at least once a lifetime. Let’s start then by understanding how to reach the most important…
The Catacombs of Saint Januarius
The Catacombs of Saint Januarius are among one of the many hidden jewels present in the underground Naples. They were actually dug from the side of the hill of Capodimonte, yet were still concealed to the eyes of many. In Naples the catacombs are completely different to the one you…
The Houses of Pompeii. Which one you absolutely have to see.
The houses of Pompeii The discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum gave the scholars the chance to discover many ditails about Roman houses. In Pompeii we have several types of houses but around 40% belongs to the atrium type. The atrium house was inizially characterized by a central courtyard, called atrium,…
The casts of Pompeii. How are they made?
Tha casts of Pompeii. There are people who call them petrified men, som mummies, some simply the bodies, but they are casts, just plaster casts. Visiting the archaeological site of Pompeii you will see some strange statue made in plaster or cement. Contracted bodies, lying down or hugging each other…