On our third day in Napoli we took the Circumvesuviana train to Pompeii Scavi train station,
from where it was just a 5-minute walk to reach the ancient town of Pompeii, preserved beneath the volcanic ash and lava after the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The town was unexpectedly huge! As we walked ... and walked... and walked (btw, it was also a very hot day),
we saw block after block of ancient houses, shops, bars and bakeries, as well as public areas, like for example The Forum:
or The Theatre (yes, Gulliver was walking with us, too!):
We also saw the plaster castings of people who were buried in positions of prayer or while trying to escape at the moment of the Vesuvius eruption:
You can literally spend hours and hours walking around in Pompeii, looking into homes and staring at the mosaics and paintings well preserved for over 2000 years:
As there were at least 30 degrees outside, it was time for us to take a rest before continuing our way to Ercolano and Mount Vesuvius... and we found just the perfect terrace for our lunch stop with excellent Italian specialities and freshly squeezed orange juice. Yaammeee!
After lunch we headed back to Ercolano (by train), where we took a bus to the Vesuvius. From the bus stop it was another 30-minute-hike to reach the summit and crater of Mount Vesuvius.
At the top of Mt. Vesuvius, a trail circles the crater wall, offering amazing views of the crater (on our side) and the Bay of Naples (on the other side):
It was sad to imagine how much destruction could be caused by the volcano, if one day the Vesuvius erupted again... Let's not miss to mention some facts: Mt. Vesuvius is the only active volcano in continental Europe. The most famous eruption of Vesuvius is of course the outbreak in 79 that covered Pompeii and Herculaneum. Since then there have been many smaller eruptions that were a lot less destructive (last one in 1944).
The 650 meter wide crater is difficult to fit into a picture, but here's a few pictures of the interior of the cone:
At this time we were pretty exhausted, but arriving back to Ercolano we did not miss to climb another 15 min for a good photo spot and a final look at the Mt Vesuvius...
See all pictures from our trip to Napoli-Capri-Pompeii & Vesuvius here.
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from where it was just a 5-minute walk to reach the ancient town of Pompeii, preserved beneath the volcanic ash and lava after the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The town was unexpectedly huge! As we walked ... and walked... and walked (btw, it was also a very hot day),
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
we saw block after block of ancient houses, shops, bars and bakeries, as well as public areas, like for example The Forum:
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
or The Theatre (yes, Gulliver was walking with us, too!):
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
We also saw the plaster castings of people who were buried in positions of prayer or while trying to escape at the moment of the Vesuvius eruption:
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
You can literally spend hours and hours walking around in Pompeii, looking into homes and staring at the mosaics and paintings well preserved for over 2000 years:
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
As there were at least 30 degrees outside, it was time for us to take a rest before continuing our way to Ercolano and Mount Vesuvius... and we found just the perfect terrace for our lunch stop with excellent Italian specialities and freshly squeezed orange juice. Yaammeee!
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
After lunch we headed back to Ercolano (by train), where we took a bus to the Vesuvius. From the bus stop it was another 30-minute-hike to reach the summit and crater of Mount Vesuvius.
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
At the top of Mt. Vesuvius, a trail circles the crater wall, offering amazing views of the crater (on our side) and the Bay of Naples (on the other side):
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
It was sad to imagine how much destruction could be caused by the volcano, if one day the Vesuvius erupted again... Let's not miss to mention some facts: Mt. Vesuvius is the only active volcano in continental Europe. The most famous eruption of Vesuvius is of course the outbreak in 79 that covered Pompeii and Herculaneum. Since then there have been many smaller eruptions that were a lot less destructive (last one in 1944).
The 650 meter wide crater is difficult to fit into a picture, but here's a few pictures of the interior of the cone:
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
At this time we were pretty exhausted, but arriving back to Ercolano we did not miss to climb another 15 min for a good photo spot and a final look at the Mt Vesuvius...
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| From EUROPE - ITALY - Naples, Capri, Pompeii & Vesuvius |
See all pictures from our trip to Napoli-Capri-Pompeii & Vesuvius here.
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