Pompeii

Campania · Italy

Pompeii, Italy
Photo: Glen Scarborough from The Central Coast, Australia, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
April to June
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

Buried under volcanic ash when Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, this Roman town was preserved in remarkable detail. Walking its streets reveals frescoed villas, bakeries, and the plaster casts of residents caught in the disaster.

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