Pompeii What to Pack

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Comfortable and sturdy shoes are a must as you'll be walking on stones and down streets 2000 years old.

Photo Equipment: Make sure you have ample film or memory for digital cameras as the archeaological site was much to photograph.

Miscellaneous: A bottle of water is a good idea, especially on a warm day. None is available once you enter the site. Numerous vendors sell snacks and beverages just outside the main entrance.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: To make your visit more comfortable, I recommend takeing a good pair of comfortable shoes with you, as the street surfaces are uneven in places. Also, take a hat or an ubrealla as the sun can be torturous, and there aren't that many place to shelter from it's heat.

Photo Equipment: Charge your batteries and take a lot of films or a high capacity memory for your camera.

Miscellaneous: The ruins of the city of Pompeii are huge! DON'T forget to take confortable shoes, enough water, a hat and a map as you can easily get lost. Take just the necessary stuff with you.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Remember when you plan your trip to Pompeii, your choice of shoe will make or break your day. There is virtually no level walkway anywhere inside the exhibit. Take a shoe with a good tread and shock absorber. Don't try to wear a new shoe. We walked over 11 miles on the day we visited Pompeii and without a good shoe would have been sorry.

Luggage and bags: A bottle of water, camera and spare batteries are a must

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Good shoes should be worn as there is a lot of walking and some of the footing can be slippy,
A loose shirt to cover up with.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: A pack of moist tissues will help refresh you and maybe some salt incase you start to feel a bit dizzy.
extra suntan cream of a high factor

Photo Equipment: Camera, spare film or memory card, spare batteries

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Lots of rock and dirt, and not a lot of greenery. Pompeii gets hot. I went in mid-September, and it was still cooking. Dress appropriately for the heat.

Miscellaneous: Bring a drink with you when you visit Pompeii. You can get ice water from the vendors outside the gates, or buy a drink or slushie inside at the cafeteria. But it gets very hot, and you will want a drink.

Luggage and bags: Since most people do Pompeii as a day-trip, heavy luggage is left at the hotel or hostel. Don't bring a heavy bag because you'll be doing a lot of walking in very hot weather. If, however, you have to bring your luggage with you like I had to last year, the people at the main gate were quite nice about putting it in storage for me. Most practical would be a small backpack or a medium-sized purse. Really just a bag big enough for a water bottle, your camera, a snack, and your wallet.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Pack sunscreen (the sun is very strong) and a hat. Finally, please please please wear practical shoes. Wear a good worn in pair of sturdy shoes or sandals. I was in hiking shoes and I still occasionally stumbled on those ancient roads. I'm just amazed at some of the women that I saw in heels! In heels! Where did they think they were going? You don't just decide to do Pompeii on impulse, you plan for it, why on earth would you wear heels here? I'm amazed that they didn't fall and sprain something.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Mosquitos generally aren't too bad in Pompeii especially if you keep moving. But if you're usually sensitive to mosquito bites take some repellant just in case. I was bitten alive this summer.

Photo Equipment: Make sure you have extra batteries, lots of rolls, or lots of memory space. Pompeii's a big city and there is plenty to photograph.

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: There are some camp sites in the modern town that aren't too expensive. If you're looking for a cheap place to spend the night you might want to consider these places.

Miscellaneous: Pompeii gets quite hot and it doesn't rain very often. Do bring a rain coat if it looks like it might rain. Don't let the threat of rain scare you off, in my experience rain storms lasted less than 30 minutes. And if you're lucky enough to experience a heavy rain storm while there, don't run away! Get yourself to a point in the city (usually by the gates) where there is a drop-off and just watch all the water drain out of the city. It's fascinating watching the ancient drain system still doing exactly what it was doing 2000 years ago.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Make sure you have a veary good pair of walking shoes. this is not a walk in the park the ground is veary aneven ( road's ,sidwalk )and in some places hard to walk on you are always cilming to see things and it will take you the full day to see pompeii .at the end of the day my feet where killed and i was so tired . And my sandles well they diden't make it to see another day one of the strap's broke and i had to buy a new pair lol. But and there is allway's a but. It was well worth it all