What to pay: never pay the asking price except for food
Written Jul 30, 2009
Address: all over italy
Outside the ruined city, there are many souvenir stands selling guidebooks and local crafts.
Written Feb 20, 2007
You must invest in a cameo when you come to Pompei.
Written Jun 30, 2006
We visited a cameo factory and I was totally bowled over. This is a dying artform and I truly hope that the Italian government will ensure and put plans into action to keep this art form alive.
What to buy: Cameos
Written Oct 26, 2005
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2 Reviews and 587 Opinions We intended to stay 2 nites.... we ended up finishing our month in Italy here, a little over a week....
1 Review and 256 Opinions stayed in pompei 1 night but well worth it. get off at the cicrcumsision station pompei and turn...
1 Review and 6 Opinions The four of us, grandparents, daughter and grandson, had a very good stay here. The accommodation...
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We visited a cameo factory and I was totally bowled over. This is a dying artform and I truly hope that the Italian government will ensure and put plans into...
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Q: Does anyone know how long the cafe has been located within the Pompeii site. I visited there a few years ago (2002) and am...

A: There was definitely a cafe there when I visited in 2006, but we were on a guided tour that didn't stop there. I was quite surprised to see a cafe there.
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The wonderful Roman town of Pompei

Welcome to the Roman town of Pompei!!! I wish to visit this town for many years and at the end I was able to be there. I spent there a fantastic full day exploring the whole town and all its...
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The town of Pompeii was a bustling agricultural town and one of the main trading ports in Ancient Rome. However, tragedy struck the town in 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius, the volcano who’s immensely...
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Haha - I saw Simone do this on her page and I thought what a good idea! So when we visited Pompei on our italian holiday June 2003 I couldn't resisit imitating this pose ;-)
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Carlo di Borbone began ecavating the site in 1748, and digging was done sporadically. Although it was then thought to be a major discovery it was only after a number of years that the site was finnaly...
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Destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD, Pompeii was one of the most important commercial centers during Roman age. Buried in ashes and pummice it was discovered in 1600 but the real work...
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