Pompeii and Herculaneum Travel Guide
byPompeii and Herculaneum are two archeological sites unique in the world and considered World Heritage since 1997.
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Information and booking
bySpecial Authority for Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabia cultural heritage email: ssba-pes@beniculturali.it pec: mbac-ssba-pes@mailcert.beniculturali.it Tourist information: pompei.info@beniculturali.it Tel. +39 081 8575111
How to get Pompeii and Herculaneum
byBy train: if you want to get Pompei from Marine Gate, you must take Circumvesuviana to Naples-Sorrento and get off at Pompeii- Villa of…
Practical advice
byUse comfortable shoes because paths are very long and they could require many hours, especially in Pompeii.
Visiting Herculaneum
byThe archeoligical site of Herculaneum is smaller than Pompeii. The city itself was small, with about 4 thousand inhabitants, but equally beautiful.
Visiting Pompeii
byThe archeological area od Pompeii is very ample and it requires an entire day to visit it.
A bit of history; the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum
byIn 79 b.C., Vesuvius destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The mountain inhabitants of Campania Felix considered a simple and quite mountain was…
How to get Florence
byBy car: from Milan take A1 motorway and exit at North Florence; then, follow the signs to the historic centre.
The Medici Chapels
byThe Medici Chapels are located in the Church of St. Lawrence. In the New Sacristy the visitor can admire Giuliano and Lorenzo de’ Medici’s…
Florence by night
byFlorence is not only artworks, museums and famous historic palaces. It is also: cafés, restaurants, happy hours, dinners and events. The historic centre is…