Pompeii

A first time trip to Italy is pretty exciting and totally incredible; that's a given. Though, with so many of the best places in Italy to visit on a first trip, it can get pretty

The Casual Positions Of The Bo... is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list 14 Bizarre Things Most People Don't Know About The Bodies Preserved At Pompeii

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Bath House in Pompeii, Italy

Pompeii is beautiful, rich in history, and only an hour away from the Amalfi Coast. Here's everything you need to know to make the day trip from Positano.

Be sure to check out the rest of our trip to ItalyPart 1 – Rome We said goodbye to Rome with buttered croissants, great coffee and headed off in our rental car. We rented from Eurpocar, making it easy to pick up our car in Rome and dropping it off in Venice. We got pretty use to driving in Italy on the way out of Rome. We learned pretty fast to just let people over and pull out in front if you need to turn (no one is going to stop for you if you just sit there). Overall, driving seemed…

“On the slopes of Mount #Vesuvius there is a city called #Pompeii.”

Taken in Pomeii, Italy in Oct. 2011

A paper, wood and plaster scale model of Pompeii by the archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli between 1861 and 1879.

If you want to visit ancient ruins and preserved cities in Italy, it comes down to two. Should you visit Herculaneum or Pompeii?