Pompeii, Italy Travel Guide - Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights (Illustrated)

On August 24, 79 AD, the city of Pompeii in Southern Italy was destroyed as a result of a massive volcanic eruption from nearby Mount Vesuvius. An estimated 16,000 people were killed as a result of the eruption, whether from poisonous gases, the lava, or the ash that blanketed the city. For nearly seventeen hundred years, the city lay undisturbed under the ash of the volcano, frozen in time, preserved just as the city was when the volcano violently erupted. Every year, the ruins of Pompeii attracts over two million visitors. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction To Pompeii Overview Culture Location & Orientation Climate & When To Visit Sightseeing Highlights Ancient Ruins of Pompeii Temple of Apollo Temple of Jupiter Temple of Isis Street of Tombs Stabian Baths House of Menander House of Lovers Lupanare (Ancient Brothel) Garden of Fugitives Mount Vesuvius Sanctuary of Madonna of the Rosary Naples Day Trip Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples Amalfi Positano, Amalfi Coast Ravello, Amalfi Coast Solerno, Amalfi Coast Blue Grotto, Anacapri Recommendations for the Budget Traveller Places To Stay Places To Eat