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Tuesday 29 June 2010, Pompeii is the most important classical archeological site in Europe. Its monumental buildings, its collection of mosaics and wall-paintings are unmatched. There are 163 acres of ruins and almost two thirds of Pompeii is uncovered now. Excavation continues - a slow, painstaking process hampered often by lack of funds. And the story told by the ruins is more one of humans and humanity than merely of stone. Walk inside any building and you'll see the frescoes, gardens, fountains and kitchens almost as they were when the volcano blew.
Vesuvius is visible from every corner of Pompeii.
The eruption found its inhabitants unaware, unprepared and ultimately flash fried. Our plan was to visit Herculaneum, Pompeii's neighbor who in AD 79 was destroyed in the same eruption and supposedly even better preserved but time was not on our side and we headed back to our mountain paradise.
The eruption found its inhabitants unaware, unprepared and ultimately flash fried. Our plan was to visit Herculaneum, Pompeii's neighbor who in AD 79 was destroyed in the same eruption and supposedly even better preserved but time was not on our side and we headed back to our mountain paradise.
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