Pompeii Ruins Travel Guide: Tips to See Everything in One Day | Italy
Pompeii is SO big, but we were determined to see all of it. Follow along as we show you all the ruins, the amazing mosaic floors, and life as it was for Pompeiians 2000 years ago. If you'd like a guide to help you navigate Pompeii, we highly recommend this tour with an archeologist: www.getyourguide.com/pompei-l...
This travel guide will walk you through all the sites in Pompeii, from the amphitheater to the House of the Geometric Mosaics to the incredible Casa del Menandro. From the Temple of Apollo and the Temple of Isis to the Forum and the plaster casts of the victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption. We'll also give you helpful tips along the way to save you time and make sure you have a great experience when you visit the Pompeii ruins.
We also wanted to show you how to get from Naples to Pompeii. Taking the train to the Pompeii Archaeological Site can be a little complicated because there are multiple train stations in Pompeii, so we show you exactly what tickets to buy and where to go to catch the train.
We visited too many ruins to include them all here, but here are timestamps for some of the major highlights in Pompeii:
0:22 - How to get to Pompeii from Naples
2:07 - Amphitheater of Pompeii
2:21 - Pompeii history: the earthquake and Mount Vesuvius eruption
2:55 - How to get around Pompeii: regios and insulas
3:34 - House of the Geometric Mosaics
4:54 - House of Menander (Casa del Menandro)
6:04 - Fullonica of Stephanus (the Laundromat)
6:37 - Thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus (hot food stand)
8:19 - Pompeii theater quad
8:26 - Teatro Piccolo and Teatro Grande (small and large theaters)
9:02 - Temple of Isis - the Egyptian goddess (Tempio di Iside)
9:49 - Temple of Apollo
10:07 - Forum and plaster casts of Mount Vesuvius victims
12:40 - Stabian thermal baths
13:03 - Lupanare (brothel)
13:53 - Pompeii visit tips and recommendations, including the best time to visit Pompeii
Thanks for watching! If you have any questions about visiting the Pompeii Archaeological Park or Naples or traveling with a baby/toddler, ask us in the comments. We answer everything!
-Brian and Isa
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We think a guide would be helpful here, as they can not only explain interesting facts, but they seem to be able to get you into places that normal visitors can't access. We highly recommend this tour with an archeologist as your guide: www.getyourguide.com/pompei-l156880/pompeii-2-hour-small-group-tour-with-an-archeologist-t248952/?partner_id=M7S3ZC0&placement=pinned&cmp=pompeii
We just came back home after a fantastic vacation in Italy. This video brings back a lot of fond memories. Really enjoyed it
Brian you've made my day. Absolutely love Pompeii and agree with everything you said. We went on a guided tour for about 3hours it was very cheap, informative and worth every penny ( highly recommended ) and then approximately 3hours on our own. Watching your video brought back so many happy memories of our visit. Will be watching this video again over the weekend. Thanks Mate......
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
A guided tour is a great idea here. Especially if the tour guide could get you into some of the locked places like Casa del Menandro. We're usually happier with the audio guide, but a tour guide may have been more useful in this case. And then sticking around afterward to explore on your own - you guys definitely did it right. Thanks for the ideas! -Brian
@ceciliagemio9252
2 жыл бұрын
hi, did you buy the guide there in Pompeji or did you buy it online?? If so, could you give me a tipp where you buy it? My friend and I are goinig to visit pompeji to and a few tips would be great! :) Thank you in advanced.
This was so great to watch! As a young boy back in the 60's I remember reading my first book from the library on the story of Pompeii.... and I dreamed of someday getting to visit this place. It took me nearly fifty years but I did finally get there! Absolutely one of the coolest things I saw while in Italy.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Glad you were able to go and see it in person! It's such an overwhelming and humbling experience when you're there.
Wow. That looks really fun to visit. Love your tips and fun surprises like the open gates.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Suzanne! Yeah, It's such a cool place to explore. You guys would have a lot of fun there. -Brian
Amazing place!! Loved the marble mozaic counters! -So easy to imagine life there.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, more than any other ruins we explored, this was the easiest to imagine living there. We would have loved all the food options! :) -Brian
Such an awesome video and y’all are troopers! Thank you for doing this!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
So much walking!! Thanks for watching. :)
Amazing point of view, guys! I'm a tourist guide in Pompei, I used to spend my life in there before covid. I guided thousand tourists doing tours. Very good information about Circumvesuviana, I know how many times people get wrong direction from Naples. Pompeii is huge, right! How its history is deep in times. Its unicity is give us deeply information about the roman dailylife. we know their names, we know their business, we know how they used to live. I fell in love with pompeii when i was a little girl and never will stop to love her.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, Pompeii is such an amazing city. It must be so great to be a guide there, so you get to visit so frequently and really get to know the place. I hope the tourists return soon so you can get back to guiding them. -Brian
Awesome. Now I've been to Pompeii! Thank you!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Hope you can make it some day.
Thank you! Loved the tunes. Can’t wait to go myself.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Oh good, glad you liked it. :) I hope you can make it out there sometime. It's amazing to see in real life! -Brian
Another trip to envy! Great job guys!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
I'm taking an Italy trip in March and Pompeii was a must do. Looking forward to it. U guys made me want to go more. Thanks for all the info.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Yay! Happy to share our experience and get you more excited to visit. Where else are you planning on going in Italy? We've been all over Italy, so let us know if we can help answer any questions you have as you plan. -Brian
@samanthadodd8112
4 жыл бұрын
@@PerfectLittlePlanet Venice, Florence, and Rome. We r going on a guided tour but all recommendation would be appreciated. We usually get some free time.
Gday mate, WOW!! I’ve just discovered your channel, thank you!! Absolutely love this video!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Tassie! Glad you found us! Thanks so much for the support! Take care and hope you're having a great day. :) -Brian
Just amazing! Kind of place to go in a life time for sure . Loved every minute of it. Well captured and edited whit good music to go along whit it Thanks for taking us along whit you ! Merci ! Hélène et Serge 👩❤️👨
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you so much for such a nice compliment on the video. Thank you for watching and commenting - sorry I'm just now getting around to responding. Things have been crazy busy for us lately! Hope you two are doing well and staying safe. -Brian
Thank you so much. We are definitely going here when we visit Italy. Great job ion the video and info
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. Hope you have a great trip!
Hi Brian, Isa & Kei, great to see you traveling again. Take good care.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Donna! Thanks so much for watching. Great to see you in the comments again. :) -Brian
Such a great informative accurate video
@PerfectLittlePlanet
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. :)
Thanks for your video. We visited Pompeii in September and this brings back great memories. 👌
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! How was your visit in September? Was it less busy? Did you still have lots of locked places then? -Brian
@travellingwithpidgypudgy7741
4 жыл бұрын
Perfect Little Planet it was still manic. Lots of people and very amazing..and yes still lots of locked gates but still plenty to see. Keep up the great work.
I watch a lot of these, and this is one of the better ones I've seen. Thank you for allowing me to see through your lens. Kudos to your family.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind review! Glad you liked our video. :)
Really helpful! Great vid
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Glad it's useful. Enjoy your trip!
Great video
We went to Herculaneum in May. It was fun and not so crowded. Next time I hop to hit Pompei. Great video!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
We visited Herculaneum the next day. I'm editing that video now and I'll post it soon. I agree that it was more fun because it was smaller and less crowded, and nothing was locked up like in Pompeii. Both are different enough that they're both worth doing, for sure. -Brian
Hi guys and baby Kai! It is wonderful to hear from you and what a spectacular video. Well, they're always good .I can imagine how much more time you would have spent there if you didn't come across the locked areas. But what you have shown me today ? This has got to be my favorite! All the beauty and structures from the painting on the wall to the mosaics on the floor, I mean you saw it so you know what you've brought me! I kind of know the history behind it but you have brought it in a way where I can understand it if that makes any sense. And when I say that ,I'm just talking about how how beautiful it is I've never seen it in that way before. I feel like it's up close and personal . It's always some television documentary type thing. But this place is unbelievable! But it also has its sadness about it also. This is one of those places that you have to see it to believe it. I mean I'm seeing it through a video and I'm overwhelmed. It is more massive then I thought. I'm sure I'll watch it again that's usually what I do because I always feel like I miss something LOL. Thank you so much for sharing this one. You guys take care of each other and you know Kai, as little as he is, may or may not remember certain things of places that you've been, and this age but I think it's never to early to fill their heads with knowledge and being a part of what you're doing. Great memories with Mom and Dad. You do realize I could keep riding right LOL? But again thank you so much for sharing this one take care of each other. God bless and be safe.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Denise, thank you so much for taking your time to watch and write such thoughtful comments. We really appreciate it and enjoy reading them. So happy you liked the video and the tour of Pompeii. It really is a beautiful place to explore. Glad we were able to show it in a different way to help you really get a feel for the place. That means a lot. Take care and have a great day! -Brian
I loved the great tour and if of Pompeii. Thank you 😊. PS. you have a beautiful family
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
Beautiful tile work😮😊
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Right?! Some of it is 🤯🤯
This is so amazing! I really want to visit Pompeii and Italy in general! I am going to save for the trip uwu
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
We love Italy. Totally worth it. Hopefully you can make it.
Excellent!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
I went on a tour here that lasted about 2 hours. I wish i spent the whole day! It really was amazing and there was so much I didn't get to see. I will definitely be back! Great video!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 ай бұрын
Oh, yeah, you barely scratch the surface in 2 hours! But glad you were able to go see it in person though.
Wow this is amazing!!! My son just asked me yesterday if we could visit someday and I promptly added it to our travel bucket list. Thanks so much for this virtual tour and all the information. I hope we can make it someday too!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Definitely a great bucket list destination. Thanks for watching, I hope you can visit and see it in person some day soon. What else is on your list?
@corner23
Жыл бұрын
@@PerfectLittlePlanet I personally really want to go to Rome and Machu Picchu. And my oldest son wants to go to Europe to visit WWII locations, especially Utah and Omaha beaches. And my husband and youngest are fine with us picking an itinerary. haha We're hoping maybe in a couple summers to do a bigger family trip!
amazing video, keep it up & good work 😃
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
I love the history. Of Pompei and found your video. Well I feel like I’ve been there! Loved it. You are both chill and informative. So fascinating to realize they were not so different. No technology for them but they created luxurious baths and homes and theaters. Had water sources and sewers. It was a metropolis that catered to a variety of tastes. It looks just like it does in the movie. But to see it in person is very special. Thank you for providing this great view of Pompei.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video. As someone who loves the history of the place, we truly hope you're able to go experience it for yourself sometime. You'll absolutely love it!
This was great to watch. I was there in July and it makes me want to go back again. And Kai is walking so amazingly well! He is a natural born explorer just like his parents.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
How was your visit in July? Did you find a lot of places were locked up? And yes, once Kai figured out how to put one foot in front of the other, he's been learning fast. It's fun to watch him run now! -Brian
@eizenhalft
4 жыл бұрын
I'll bet it is! Ah time. It does go so quickly. Kai is lucky to have the video chronicles of your lives. :) And I did find a lot of places locked up. Some were just inaccessible, but I was able to do like you guys and find that many had a way in, after all. I love Pompeii. This was my second time there and I am already planning for the next trip!
Thank you for sharing this information. I’ll be in Naples in the spring of 2023 (Yay!) & Pompeii is on our list of places to visit. This was very helpful.❤
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Glad we could help. We also have a couple videos in Naples, too: where to find the best pizza and the top things to do. Hope you have a great trip!!
@maribelroman
Жыл бұрын
I’ve already watched one of those. We are so looking forward to the pizza. I find your videos very helpful. Wishing you guys a happy & healthy new year!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
@@maribelroman Same to you!
This video deserves more views👍
@PerfectLittlePlanet
11 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
What a fabulous video , You are one of only 3 postings that show the train journey , entrance and options of entry . The mosaics where great i saw a number I haven't seen before and your overall advice is very good , (ps) when you video the mosaics would you slow down and give us a good look . Thank you .
@PerfectLittlePlanet
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Bob, thanks so much for the advice. I agree that I should slow it down when showing the mosaics. I was struggling trying to pack everything into one video without making it too long, but also trying to not make it feel too rushed. Next time we go back, I'll spend more time on the mosaics for sure, because they're amazing! -Brian
@bobm5500
3 жыл бұрын
@@PerfectLittlePlanet Why not make 2 or 3 parts videos , more content for your Chanel . Even pores on features , makes it much more interesting . Thank you for your postings .
My husband and I visited Naples back in 2013 and loved our vacation. Back then still many of the locations were locked :D
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Didi!! Thanks for watching! Yeah, as I've been doing research while editing this video, it looks like you never know what's going to be locked or open. It's really a gamble when you go. Glad you were able to see it in person. -Brian
I love seeing you guys traveling with a baby. So many people think once you have a baby you have to give up traveling.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
For sure. A baby didn't stop us at all. Covid, however, has made it MUCH more difficult to travel. :( Just yesterday he cried because he said he wanted to fly on a plane. 😭
Very well done! So informative video! So crowded but you managed it so well especially with Kai who is such a great traveler!! How old was he on that video?? He behaves so well!! 🙏
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Kai was 15 months old in this video. He's a great traveler. Covid was hard on us all - he was thrilled to get back on a plane after the pandemic. :)
Bravissimi! Bella l'Italia eh? 🤗
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Così bellissimo!
Thank you so much for showing how you got to Pompei from Naples as well as all your tips for going to Pompei. I was hoping our family could buy our tickets in advance before going the only thing I was stumped on is which tickets to buy because there's a few different options.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully you're confident you know which tickets to buy, now, right?
Hi Perfect Little Planet, i watched a couple of your videos about Central Park. This one is very good. I was always interested about Pompeii. Can you imagine what it must have been like for the people when the volcano erupted?
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
It must have been such a crazy time. I heard that there was some warning, so a lot of people evacuated the city, but even if they left, it would have been crazy to come back and your town is just gone - totally buried. -Brian
Do we need a guide to get all the explanations during the Pompeii visit or just a map with audio? Love your videos, so informative! 🙏
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Just get the map and audioguide. It's really great. Then you can take your time and wander around as you please. No need to go with a real guide.
Looks like they missed zone Villa Di Misteri just outside Pompeii, walkable from where they are now and really worth seeing.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
We tried to go over there, but it was closed. We asked an official and they said they were currently excavating or cleaning or something, so it was not open to the public. Next time, hopefully we can go see it. We definitely want to! -Brian
Really like this video as it's shows a skeptic like myself why I should go. How long do you recommend to spend as want to do Mt vesuvius same day and have another day on amalfi coast and 2 days in naples
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
We spent the entire day at Pompeii and likely still missed a few things. It is possible to hike Vesuvius and visit Pompeii in the same day, but you definitely won't have enough time to see all of Pompeii, it's just too big. Since we didn't do both in the same day, I'd suggest checking out this blog post from some people who did, they've laid out a few different options for you: www.alongdustyroads.com/posts/pompeii-vesuvius-one-day
Awesome trip. What what if... you close your eyes... 🙃
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
I feel like I'd definitely trip on something.
wow what a nice video. if you want to visit another archaeological site in Campania, I recommend Paestum. There are Greek temples from 500 BC . If you go there one day, don't forget to taste the buffalo mozzarella. as food and art, we Italians are the best. ... for all the rest, we are a disaster 😅
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
hahaha, yes, I agree that you have the best food and art for sure. Next time we're in the area, we'll check out Paestum. I just did a quick google search and it looks incredible!! Thanks for the recommendation. And my wife LOVES the buffalo mozzarella, so we'll definitely try it there. :) -Brian
Great video! What time of year did you go?
@PerfectLittlePlanet
11 ай бұрын
We visited on May 24.
Good 👍 🇲🇦❤
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :) ❤
10:30, sorry to report the bones are inside if they were the original casts 😔 the casts were formed when the archeologists were digging and started hitting air pockets with bones. Then they decided to fill the air pockets with plaster and that created the casts we see today. I think it was the ash that compacted around the bodies and then they decomposed to form the molds. Apologies for any inaccuracies, it's been a few years but that's what we studied in school. Would love to visit Pompeii sometime!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jaslyn, you're correct. I should have clarified in the video, the specific casts we were looking at, the ones next to the Forum, are not the original casts, they're replicas, so there were no bones in them. The originals are located throughout the Archaeological Park, mostly in ruins that were locked, so they didn't make it into the video. -Brian
I visited Pompeii city on February 2020, and I left Italy on February .28,2020 when there was a lock down .
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
Oof, crazy timing. Glad you were able to get out.
Hi, I was wondering how you bought your ticket. Did you buy it there, waiting in that crazy line or did you buy it somewhere online? There are so many sites and idk which one is thé site. Would be nicer if I could avoid that line haha
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
We bought the ticket to Pompeii when we arrived. There's always a crazy line because the entire train has to buy their tickets at the same time. So get in the front car of the train and go immediately to the entrance so you're in the front of the line. See how we did it at 1:08 in the video.
Hello, new sub! I was wondering if it is best to just buy the tickets there or should we buy them before going? What website do you recommend to purchase?
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Buy everything there. The train tickets at the station, and the Pompeii entry tickets at the ticket booth on arrival. No need to buy anything in advance. And that will give you some flexibility in case plans change last minute.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Also, Hi! Welcome to our little internet family. :)
Some years back, I imported/bought online, a massive book on Pompeii. Unfortunately, the government authorities (one of those in S.E.Asia) confiscated it without giving a reason (I suppose due to nudity in some murals). I thought the book would be a sort of substitute for visiting the place, given limited financial and time bullets. Now I think I'll just have to squeeze in Pompeii (and/or Herculaneum) into a future tour of Italy.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
That's really weird that they took your book, but yes, hopefully you can go in person sometime. It's much better in real life than in the books, for sure.
😉 Around 10:44, you made a statement that you would have been walking in sewage. Not so! Those stones were strategically placed to keep pedestrians feet dry. They actually had sofisticated plumbing!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
I thought the raised stones Isa is walking across kept feet dry while crossing the street, but I was walking up the middle of the street - isn't that where the sewage flowed? That's what we learned, at least.
@gianfrancofreguglia4909
Жыл бұрын
@@PerfectLittlePlanet Assolutamente no, quando pioveva, le strade si riempivano d'acqua che scorreva fino alle fogne per lo smaltimento
Anybody know how the sculptured gardens ever survived?
@PerfectLittlePlanet
3 жыл бұрын
As long as nothing was above the sculptures, I don't think they would have collapsed under the weight of the ashes from Vesuvius. I imagine they would have survived just fine.
Did you go to hurculanium too?
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm glad we had time. We knew we _had_ to go to Pompeii because, you know, it's Pompeii. But we really wanted to go to Herculaneum, too, because it's better.
Thank you for beautiful video from Pompeii. Btw your wife is extraordinary beautiful.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE POMPEII AND SEE HOW THE PEOPLE WHO WERE LIVING IN POMPEII LIVED AND SEE THE HOUSES THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WERE LIVING IN POMPEII 2000 YEARS AGO BEFORE MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTED IN 79AD AND THE HOT ASH KILLED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO WERE LIVING IN POMPEII AND THEY HAVE FOUND LEAD PIPES LEADING TO PUBLIC WATER FOUNTAINS AND TO THE HOUSES THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WERE LIVING IN POMPEII 2000 YEARS AGO AND THEY HAVE FOUND THE SKELETONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE COVERED IN HOT ASH WHEN MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTED IN 79AD AND it's VERY SAD TO THINK THAT HAPPENED NEALY 2000 YEARS AGO 😔
@PerfectLittlePlanet
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, Pompeii has always fascinated me. I would have loved to see it at its height.
I want to go there when I get older
@SoapinTrucker
4 жыл бұрын
definitely try to go, I've been all over Italy in the Navy in the 80s, and was never ever let down, everywhere I went there was some kind of history, and always great people to chat with!!!!!👍
@sirteddy8034
4 жыл бұрын
Mike Tayon I will for sure try thanks! I’m 50% italian and I want to be able to learn more about my grandparents childhood.
@SoapinTrucker
4 жыл бұрын
@@sirteddy8034 interesting! Their childhood huh? May i ask why?
@sirteddy8034
4 жыл бұрын
Mike Tayon My grandma passed away when I was 5 and grandpa passed away when I was 7. Im 14 Right now and they both use to tell me stories but I was to young to understand them so now that i’m older and understand more I want to see it for myself
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Teddy, I hope you can make it out someday. It's such an amazing place to see in person. My great-grandparents were from a town about an hour from Pompeii. Were your grandparents from this area, too? -Brian
If you buy your tickets online, you skip the lines. Rick Steves taught me that. ;)
@PerfectLittlePlanet
8 ай бұрын
True. We didn't book ahead because we had some flexibility on which day we'd go, and we wanted to make sure to go on a sunny day since you're exposed to the weather all day in Pompeii. You can't change the date if you book your tickets online.
Honestly quite crazy how people just walk around a city of death so casually. It is like walking around a city that got completely massacred.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
I agree, it's pretty crazy. Herculaneum is even worse.
@orion6372
Күн бұрын
It was a city of life for many, many years before its death. We can learn so much about life 2000 years ago from it. Yes, the day it ended was shockingly awful for the citizens of Pompeii. But that was just one day out of their lives. Surely you don’t want to be remembered just for the manner in which you died?
That a 3 way road ! Romans had problems eith so called water coming from high gronds So those road where doing 3 jobs ! Collecting , the stones accros where sopposed clean the water from big debris ( trees grass bushes ecc ecc ) as well as pedestrian crossing and high way for Charriots ! Infact if you look on ether side of the roads you can see the imprints of Carri wheels . Grazie
@PerfectLittlePlanet
8 ай бұрын
Oh interesting! That's cool.
Did you go to the villa of mysteries?
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
No, we tried to go but when we were there it was closed to the public because they were actively excavating or restoring it. I'd love to see that, though. So hopefully next time we're in the area it'll be open.
@emilysmith7788
Жыл бұрын
@@PerfectLittlePlanet hopefully if you get there again many of the new archeological finds will be open to us as well 🙂
How there is no any English signs!! In Egypt they count for tourists, they have English signs even in the metro and train stations!!!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
I think it's because Italian is written in the same alphabet as English, so even if it's in a different language, we can still _read_ it. As opposed to in Egypt, your signs would be in Arabic, right? So English speakers would have no idea what the signs say.
@daliasaaid723
2 жыл бұрын
@@PerfectLittlePlanet yes, but still! Different languages
Does anyone know if you can park there? We’re hiring a car 🚗
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
Parking is 10 Euro per day at Pompeii, but if you park at one of the restaurants nearby, and eat at the restaurant before or after your visit to the ruins, they let you park for free.
i know this place like the back of my hand and i can tell you, this is no place for sandals or flipflops!
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
_Any place_ is a place for flipflops if you're crazy enough. I once hiked onto a glacier in flipflops because I forgot to pack my sneakers. 🤦 But yes, I totally agree with you.
Hello
@PerfectLittlePlanet
4 жыл бұрын
Hi. How are you?
So sad what happened there
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
It really doesn't even feel real. It's just unimaginable. 🥺
man.. great video but the music is sooooo loud and annoying.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
My bad. Still learning how to balance that. Thanks for the feedback.
I couldn't believe how disgusting the trains were and the station at Pompei, one of the worlds most popular tourist destinations, was dirty and graffitied. Where's the pride in their beautiful country?
@jlifrieri777
7 күн бұрын
I wouldn’t say one of the world most popular destinations. There’s Rome Paris Athens Istanbul and other better places to see
she's really cute
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
I know, right?!
Pompeii actully people turned to stone due to the huge eruption there are dead bodies ya dont know that
@PerfectLittlePlanet
2 жыл бұрын
You're close. The people were buried in ash and pumice which hardened around their bodies. The ash left a cavity where their bodies were, and the archeologists poured plaster into those cavities. All the "stone" people you see in Pompeii today are plaster casts of real people (and dogs) that died in the eruption.
2023 SORRENTO BINARIO 1 NOT ANYMORE BINARIO 3
@PerfectLittlePlanet
5 ай бұрын
They changed a binario?
Love the video but one comment, not so much. Only an American would say “not stroller friendly” why is it that Americans can’t accept that everything doesn’t have to be perfect.
@PerfectLittlePlanet
Жыл бұрын
We never expect anything to be perfect, especially when traveling. Our videos help other people plan their trips, so when we saw another family struggling with their stroller, we felt compelled to advise all the families with young children that might watch this video while preparing for their own trip to Pompeii to not bring a stroller, but opt for a carrier like we did. It was meant to be a helpful tip, not a disparaging comment about Pompeii.