The Room of the Slaves found in Pompeii
One of the last finds in Pompeii, precisely in the Villa of Civita Giuliana, located in the in the area on the north of the aechaeological area of Pompeii, where the excavations have been going ahead for years, is the so-called “Room of the Slaves”. In this location of Pompeii very interesting finds have already […]
Pompeii and the excavations in the Regio V
Only the 2/3 of the archaeological area of Pompeii have been excavated in almost 300 years, since 1748, the year of the beginning of the excavations of the ancient Roman city, ‘till now. In the last years, since few years ago, the excavations of Pompeii are moving forward in the Region V, which is extended […]
Vettii House in Pompeii opened again
One of the most important houses of Pompeii is the Vettii House. It has been closed for more than 15 years, before opening again on 23th of December 2016. New houses in Pompeii The supervisor of Pompeii is doing a good job. A lot of new houses, which have been closed for a long time, are […]
Salerno and the Christmas Lights
Salerno is the second city in Campania Regio after Naples. Many people don’t know how interesting and important is this city. It’s famous for more than one reason. First of all here, in the past, there was an important School of Medicine and young students from different parts of Europe used to come here to […]
A lot of events have been organized in Pompeii. Pompeii by night, Pompeii by day, concerts
More info: Soprintendenza Pompei A lot of events have been organized in Pompeii. Pompeii by night, Pompeii by day, concerts. Recently David Gilmour from Pink Floyd and Elton John played here, in the big Amphitheater. David Gilmour played in memory of the famous Live in Pompeii of Pink Floyd of 1971, one of the most […]
Pompeii and Herculaneum by night. What a spectacular tour!
More info: Soprintendenza Pompei The tour of Pompeii by night starts from the Amphitheater gate and continues toward the big ancient gymnasium where there is the exhibition about Egyptian history and mythology. After the gym the guide will change area to show you three wonderful houses open few months ago: the house of Venus in Shell, […]
Pompeii: my personal experience
When tourists come to Pompeii they usually think of a small city. When I start the tour I inform them that the city is bigger than they can think. Moreover I’ve to inform them that Pompeii was a real city where people used to work, to buy, to sell like in a modern city. Brothel […]
Campania: best archaeological sites
Which is the best archaeological site that we have in Campania? There are different interpretations about that. Let’s see. Different sites in Campania For example, do you prefer looking at the ancient ruins or do you better like the coastline with the view, the sea, the natural rocks and the pretty shops? Maybe you could […]
Pompeii: what an experience!
When I started creating my personal website, touristguidenaples.it, I was full of enthusiasm. Working every day in Pompeii never gets me tired. This is the most famous archaeological site in the world! I’ve created my personal blog to share your opinions on it. Tourists and Pompeii What do you think of Pompeii? Have you ever […]