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Surrounding
itineraries in the Gulf of Naples
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5.
Pompeii
Pompeii shouldn't need any presentation for its uniqueness and
extraordinarity. This city was covered by the ashes of a sudden
eruption on the 24th August 79 d.c. and it remained untouched
up to the XVIIIth century when little by little it was brought
to light. In other words we may say it's a kind of picture of
what was here 200 years ago and give us a unique opportunity to
know by first hand how was the life of the people who dwelled
here, with full details. On the other hand it's the first documented
natural catastrophe in the modern
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Ercolano
Ercolano was another sea town affected by Vesuvio eruption of 79
D.C. but while Pompeii was buried by ashes, Erculaneum was drowned
by piroclastic fluxes that sealed the old town under more than 20
mtrs of mud as hard as the rock. Ercolano was the first site that
Prince d'Elboeuf found at the bottom of a deep well digged in his
land in the early XVIIIth century. Here is the famous "Villa
dei papyri" where hundreds of papyri were found forming one
of the biggest libraries ever found and a priceless evidence of
the cultural life of those days. |
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Sorrento
Situated at the southern extremity of the Guf, Sorrento, Sorrentum
2000 years ago, is the guardian at the entrance of the Gulf for
all the ships coming from south. Sorrento and the nearby Massa Lubbrense
seem stretching her high cliffs towards the island of Capri to which
once were united. Sorrento is the most suitable place for a relaxing
visit divided between shopping and cultural sites. The old centre,
in part with the same plant of 2000 years ago, is a little treasure
its self, with old Churches and narrow tidy lanes. We also recommend
the Archaeological site of Capo Sorrento and Museum of Correale,
a small and old private museum, that is definitely worth a visit.
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