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| Not to be missed is the National Archeological Museum in Naples, which contains many frescos, mosaics, and artifacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Modern Pompei (and the ancient city of Pompeii) are midway between Naples
and Sorrento on the coast of the Gulf of Naples in the Campanian region
of southern Italy. Sites of archeological interest north of Pompeii include
Herculaneum,
Torre del Greco, and Oplontis,
the beautiful large villa of Poppea, wife of Emperor Nero, in Torre Annunziata.
Stabiae and Boscoreale are south of Pompeii. These towns are all connected
by the Circumvesuviana railroad from Naples to Sorrento. The famed isle
of Capri can be reached by ferry or hydrofoil from Sorrento.
Beyond Sorrento is the spectacular coastal
Amalfi Drive, which twists and turns steeply
to reach Ravello and Positano. Herculaneum was destroyed along with Pompeii and only rediscovered in 1709. It was a residential town without Pompeii’s commercial importance, surrounded by the villas of wealthy Romans. When the catastrophe of 79AD occurred, Herculaneum was buried by a torrent of mud that preserved many of the wooden parts of houses and household objects which can be seen today. The Roman-Empire.net has photos and text about Herculaneum written by visitors.
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Herculaneum Dolia
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Campanian Region
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