Excursion to Pompeii excavation and Mt. Vesuvius

Pompeii holds an intense fascination for visitors today. The eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, buried the town of Pompeii, which was forgotten for many years. Today, the city has become one of the most famous and beautiful in the world. The excavations, began in the eighteenth, and are still in progress, have brought to light what was the city of Pompeii before and during the tragic eruption. We'll be guided through the ancient streets of Pompeii where we can see Baths, holes, villas, where he held the lives of wealthy Romans in 79 AD before the eruption, then leave at the time of what was cause of much pain and death: Mount Vesuvius.

Vesuvius, which dominates the Bay of Naples, is the only volcano still active on the European mainland. The slopes of the volcano are covered with vegetation once covered with vineyards and woods, and in 1995 all are of the Vesuvius was declared a national park to preserve and conserve the natural resources of the area. We will reach to 1000 meters. bus, after which walk among the dense vegetation to the crater, from which we can admire the entire Bay of Naples and a wisp of smoke rising from the blackened crater, to remind us that the volcano is not extinguished but only asleep.