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Pompeii Travel Guide: 1,149 reviews and 2,716 photos

their final moments frozen in time

Day 6 (see my Italy page for our full itinerary)

On a summer morning in 79 AD, Pompeii was buried after an unexpected and dramatic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius. The result is one of the world's best-preserved towns of Ancient Rome.

An estimated 2,000 people were literally buried alive as the city was covered by 30 feet of ash.

Mount Vesuvius as seen from our train.

Last visit to Pompeii: Oct 2001
Intro Updated Aug 23, 2003
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Reviews (12)

National Archaeological Museum-Naples Things to Do (6)

A trip to Pompeii would not be complete without a visit to the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. The best... more travel advice

The Amalfi Coast Things to Do (6)

If you plan to go to Pompeii, then you must not miss a bus trip down to the Amalfi coast. Since Sorrento was our home... more travel advice

Strolling the streets of Pompeii Things to Do (6)

With a good guidebook in hand we took to the streets of this ancient city. There were moments when I felt like we had... more travel advice

the Pompeii coliseum as seen from the ring - Pompeii

Easy day trip from Rome, Naples, or... Transportation (1)

We visited Pompeii on a day trip form Sorrento, which is about 30 km away and easily reachable by train. One can also... more travel advice

Comments (21)

PALLINA May 8, 2008 at 6:49 AM Report Abuse

Strange spelling of Pompei. Why double i?
JessH Apr 27, 2006 at 12:49 AM Report Abuse

Hi! I really enjoyed your tips & fantastic photographs of this intruiging place. Thanks for sharing your insights. Greetings from Dubai :-) Jess
Varinia Jul 3, 2005 at 4:26 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for such a great informative page!
MissAntarctica2002 Feb 11, 2005 at 2:19 PM Report Abuse

Great tips. I visited Pompeii as a teen in a whirlwind trip. From your pages its clear I missed a lot by not seeing Naples or the Amalfi coast. Oh well, one more thing to add to the Places to Go List. Well done.
Paul2001 Jul 9, 2004 at 2:23 PM Report Abuse

Very fine page. I wish that I had visited Pompei. Your photos are excellent.
ncfg Oct 1, 2003 at 4:21 AM Report Abuse

Pompei is indeed a must see, thanks for sharing with us.
majed81 Sep 16, 2003 at 4:11 AM Report Abuse

Mount Vesuvius looks like a drown picture. I am always interested to know about Pompeii. Thank you.
matcrazy1 Jul 9, 2003 at 7:52 AM Report Abuse

Great page! I found Pompei (and Efesos in Turkey) the best ruins I have ever visited. Ancient "Fast Food" looked quite different than nowadays' ones :-)
sandysmith Jul 7, 2003 at 2:14 AM Report Abuse

we stayed in Sorrento 18 years ago now we have just stayed in Scala )opposite Ravello) loved all these places too.
globetrott Apr 18, 2003 at 3:52 PM Report Abuse

great infos and wonderful pics ! Pompeji is the most interesting place in Italy !