I’ve been to Pompeii.
Anyone that likes Roman history needs to add this to a bucket list.
A vast immersive experience in history.
Make sure to pay for a tour. Without that it becomes a pile of rocks like many archeological sites if you don’t get the context.
Thanks! I’ve never been there, but those are great tips!
My wife, who’s been everywhere, rates Pompeii in her Top Two.
I spent a day in Pompeii many years ago.It was an amazing experience despite the fact that I got the worst sunburn of my life that day (it was July).I’d love to go back....in March or October...and visit Herculaneum as well.
I agree a tour with a good guide is a must. It kind of makes you feel like you where there so many years ago. Pompeii is a must see.
It was one of the places, along with Herculaneum that I would have liked to have visited. Too old now to get around, so I settle for British-made documentary series on them. Recently watched a program titled "The Lost Scrolls of Vesuvius", which aired in mid-May. It featured the use of AI to virtually unwrap the carbonized scrolls found at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. The TV program was presented by British Archaeologist Dr. Alice Roberts, and featured computer scientist Dr. Brent Seales of the University of Kentucky who has been working on this project for many years.