I was born in a big city and as a child I was always fascinated with ancient cities and their historical sites. The ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii are one of the best preserved ancient cities in the world. As a result of the large volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD Pompeii and the nearby city of Herculaneum were buried beneath a layer of volcanic ash and have survived till this day so we may enjoy this open-air museum.
To get to the ruins we took a train from Rome’s train station called “Roma Termini” and went to Napoli then from Napoli took another train to Pompeii. We found everything pretty easily and waited in line for the tickets and a map. I have to say that day I took more photos than I've ever taken of a place before; everything just looked very aesthetically pleasing to me.
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| Pompeii panorama |
When you enter the territory of the museum you see an ancient square with temples and a very tall statue of a half man worrier standing in the center of it. We didn’t really have a plan so we walked around and occasionally looked at a map to see where we were. We could enter the temples and houses and see the kitchen items like the ancient ceramic jugs. As well as the people's bodies that have been preserved as plaster casts.
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| Pompeii |
In the next picture you can see the place where you can grab a snack.
(That day was super sunny and most of my pictures were very dark so I had to Photoshop heavily the photos.)
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| Pompeii restaurant |
Then there's a pavilion with jewelleries and marble statues, as well as amazing projections on the walls that help you immerse yourself in the ancient atmosphere. And as you go you see more statues and more kitchen stuff, interesting decorations and pieces of old armor.
One of the best parts of the museum is the local Amphitheater. You can also go underneath the grandstands where you can walk through the passage and see the texts and images of Pompeii’s history, paintings, old photos of excavation works and concerts that were performed here throughout the years.
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| Pompeii amphitheater |
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| Pompeii |
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