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17/10/2019

Villa of the Mysteries im Pompeii
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26/07/2019

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12/07/2019

Beautiful photo of the crater of Vesuvius, responsible for numerous eruptions such as the famous one of 79 AD who buried Pompeii and Herculaneum
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01/07/2019

When the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius took place, Pompeii was completely buried with ash and pumice stones. Thus the everyday life with its artifacts, statues, mosaics, and any other buildings along with its inhabitants froze in time for one thousand and five hundred years. By accident, Pompeii was rediscovered at the end of the XVI century and later unearthed. Like no other place in the world, you’ll enjoy a fully-guided 3-hour tour of an absolutely magnificent archeological area. Walk along the streets like Pompeian residents two thousand years before, with their hustle and bustle, follow their footsteps as they went about their daily lives.
Follow your private archaeological guide in this amazing experience concluding with the visit of the Villa of the Mysteries with its colorful frescoes and marvelous mosaics.
Villa of the Mysteries:
The Villa of the Mysteries is the most famous suburban dwelling in Pompeii and boasts the only series of paintings in the world with an initiation rite dedicated to Dionysus, in Greek mythology, the god of wine and the grape harvest. Its colors still shine through, the intricate web of numerous details on the walls which makes these frescoes extremely important and unique.
Perhaps this spectacular home belonged to the Istacidii family dating back to the second century. B.C. with subsequent transformations until the time of the 79 AD. eruption . The wall decorations vary on the historical period during which were carried out: the tablinum (living room) is mainly painted in black while in the pictorial cycle of the Mysteries red is the predominant color.
Like many other buildings of the Roman city, this fantastic home has undergone major restoration work lasting almost two years. The restoration focused on all of the villa decorations, mosaics and paintings whose conservation was the main aim. During the restoration, the villa has been closed to the public for several months and has only recently been reopened to visitors.
N.B.: The schedule is the classic one, but it is possible to arrange any three-hour tour of Pompeii by including any other monument you wish.

30/06/2019

Pliny the Elder wrote: “The Romans cared about three things above all, which were neglected by the Greeks, that is, in opening the streets, constructing aqueducts and placing the cloacae underground”.To fully understand the technical efficiency of the Romans, it is essential to keep in mind the efficiency of their aqueducts. The writers Pliny the Elder and Frontinus praised the great achievements of hydraulic engineering and consequently the extraordinary quantity of water made available. Both authors thought that the world offered nothing more extraordinary because it was extremely useful and with practical purposes compared, for example, to useless Egyptian pyramids or to other Greek constructions. To appreciate the Roman technological level, it is sufficient to consider that the water consumption in Rome during the Imperial age was very high, not much lower than that of the present day. Pompeii is the only place in the world where it is possible to find “in situ”, on the spot, public fountains, lead pipes (“fistulae”), water towers (“castella aquae”), valves for connection to houses, water blocking taps, filters, etc., for water distribution throughout the city. It is therefore obvious that Pompeii is the ideal place to perform specific studies on how a Roman aqueduct worked. Together with an archaeologist, expert on the subject, you will walk along the streets of the ancient city appreciating and understanding how the water was distributed so efficiently throughout the city.
How did the Romans solve the problem of the lead poisoning of the aqueducts ?
During the visit to Pompeii, you’ll make the “classic” tour with the visit of some of a typical Roman Houses, shops, streets, Public Baths etc. during this tour you will also often notice along the streets lead pipes (“fistulae”) used in the Imperial era to take water from one point to another in the city. However, lead was very toxic and the problem was well known and feared by the ancient Romans. Discover with an archaeologist, an expert on the subject, how the Roman engineers solved brilliantly the problem of lead poisoning by applying certain solutions that could be defined as “futuristic”.

28/06/2019

With a private local tour guide , you’ll cover all the excursion at a pace that suits you, visiting the places that interest you the most. Your guide will have plenty of time to tailor the tour to meet your expectations and to answer all of your questions
Over the centuries the classical monuments were dismembered in order to build churches, palaces, ordinary houses. Neverthless, what happened in the Roman Empire did not take place in Pompeii, Herculaneum and Oplontis due to the 79 a.d. eruption of Mt Vesuvius which buried and hid those ancient towns for 1500 years, hence the reason why those archaeological sites are so incredibly well preserved.
Grab your chance to enjoy this amazing tour that takes you from your accommodation to Pompeii, Herculaneum and Oplontis, all in one day.
More Details about this tour:
meet your private English-speaking guide, driver and his Mercedes limousine (head to Roman excavations of Pompeii where, with your private archaeological guide, you can spend two amazing hours. from Pompeii by car, head for Oplontis for a one-hour visit with your archaeological expert. Transfer to Herculaneum for another great two-hour guided walking tour . drive back to your accommodation.
Oplontis, the villa of the Nero’s second wife
The excavations of Oplontis lie at the heart of the modern town of Torre Annunziata.
The name Oplontis is mentioned only in the Tabula Peutingeriana, a medieval copy of an ancient map showing the road network throughout the Roman Empire. In this large parchment map the name Oplontis indicates some buildings between Pompeii and Herculaneum.
One of the buildings in Oplontis was the Roman residential “Villa of Poppea Sabina”, inserted in the list of the “UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE”. It is a great dwelling dating back to the first century BC and enlarged in the Imperial Age. It was being restored at the time of the eruption.
It is generally attributed to Poppaea Sabina, the second wife of Emperor Nero, or at least it was part of the heritage of the imperial family.
This amazing villa is considered one of the best preserved archaeological sites from the Roman world
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27/06/2019

After a long rest, suddenly in 79 AD Mt Vesuvius awakened and it started to erupt, giving out 1.5 million tons of debris per second which buried Pompeii in a few days. Seventeen centuries later, the Roman city was rediscovered by accident and unearthed almost perfectly preserved, thanks to the absence of air: it is really the most fascinating archaeological site in the world!

Tasting and drinking good wine in a local winery on the slope of Mount Vesuvius is a way to experience being suspended between the past and present, between the Roman world who appreciated that wine and the modern world that still tastes ” Gods’ nectar”. You will be halfway between Pompeii, the thriving city suddenly destroyed, and Mount Vesuvius, guilty of that disaster that buried the city. After the tasting, you can wander among the winery ‘s vineyards and enjoy.

The crater of Vesuvius is something fascinating and terrifying at the same time. There is almost a lunar atmosphere where little vegetation, except for moss and lichens that can survive at such altitudes. And there, more than anywhere else, we understand the true force of Nature that in a few hours swept away the lives of many thousands of people in Pompeii and Herculaneum two thousand years ago.





























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26/06/2019

Archaeological excavations in Villa Arianna at Stabiae in collaboration with the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg - Russia

















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25/06/2019

Ready for a new week of archaeological excavations in Villa Arianna at Stabiae in collaboration with the Hermitage Museum Saint Petersburg - Russia