Pompeii tours: Pompeii is the most popular tourist attraction in Italy.
TOUR OF TWO BAYS - POMPEII, SORRENTO, POSITANO
Frequently Asked Questions
- Do You have a pickup or shuttle service from and to the airport?
- Which languages are spoken by You?
- At what time can we check-in and out?
- Do You arrange local excursions?
- Is there a telephone with direct dialling in the apartment?
- Is the price per apartment or per person ?
- Is breakfast included in the price ?
- Is the apartment equipped with TV ?
- Is heating included in the price?
- Are pets welcome?
- Is it forbidden to smoke in the apartments?
- Is it compulsory to rent an apartment from saturday to saturday or any other solution ?
- Do You require a deposit caution?
- Is it compulsory a minimum number of days for our stay?
- Where can we rent a car?
- Are there any extra costs?
- Which is the nearest railway station?
- Which is the nearest airport?
- Do you provide linen and towels ?
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Do You have a pickup or shuttle service from and to the airport?
Yes, on request - extra charge. -
Which languages are spoken by You?
Italian, English. -
At what time can we check-in and out?
Check-in: from 16:00 to 20:00 except previous agreement. Check-out: within 10:00 of the departure day except previous agreement -
Do You arrange local excursions?
Yes, on request. -
Is there a telephone with direct dialling in the apartment?
No -
Is the price per apartment or per person ?
Per apartment per week. -
Is breakfast included in the price ?
No. -
Is the apartment equipped with TV ?
Yes. -
Is heating included in the price?
Yes. -
Are pets welcome?
It depends on the type of apartment. Please ask info when You reserve. -
Is it forbidden to smoke in the apartments?
No. -
Is it compulsory to rent an apartment from saturday to saturday or any other solution ?
Normally weekly rentals go from saturday to saturday, but when it is possible we try to satisfy any request. -
Do You require a deposit caution?
Clients will leave a bond (caution money) on their arrival and it will be given back on their departure. -
Is it compulsory a minimum number of days for our stay?
Weeks go normally from Saturday to Saturday, but when it is possible we try to satisfy any need. -
Where can we rent a car?
We are pleased to tell You that we can offer You this service. -
Are there any extra costs?
When they arrive, people have to pay an additional cost for electricity, running water etc. Besides clients will leave a bond (caution money) on their arrival and it will be given back on their departure. -
Which is the nearest railway station?
From the Circumvesuviana station at Sorrento trains connect Naples - Herculaneum - Pompeii - Castellammare di Stabia - Sorrento -
Which is the nearest airport?
Naples Capodichino Airport -
Do you provide linen and towels ?
Yes, one set.
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POMPEII MONUMENT OF THE DAY
A mosaic depicting a growling dog and the well-known words of warning ‘cave canem’ (beware of the dog) is the decoration found near the entrance of this medium-sized, imperial style house opposite the Forum baths. The house has a Tuscan atrium and a peristyle with lararium situated on the rear wall. The atrium leads into the cubicula (bedrooms) and the tablinum. The house derives its name from a fine mosaic with a theatrical scene which was found in this tablinum along with paintings representing episodes from the Iliad. These finds are now exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. To the right of the peristyle we find the triclinium whose frescoes a ... continue
RECIPE OF THE DAY OF THE ANCIENT POMPEII
(Apic. 4, 2, 27) Ingredients:
- 1 whole firm-fleshed fish
- 200 ml fish stock
- 30 ml white wine reduced
- Liquamen to taste (or soya sauce)
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 sliced leek
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- large pinch of black peppercorns
- 1 tsp lovage (or celery seeds)
- 1 tsp chopped fresh oregano
- 2 raw egg yolks
- twist of black pepper
Instructions:
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Fillet the fish and add these to a pot before topping with fish stock, wine, olive oil, liquam ... continue
FORBIDDEN POMPEII: IMAGES AND NEWS
Love was a common topic of conversation in Pompeii. Feelings, passions, poetic love, sex, homosexuality, prostitution and so forth were all part of daily life and not a source of prejudice. The concept of “obscenity” seems to have been unknown. Love and sex were considered earthly practices of a man’s life that were encouraged by the benevolence of Venus. The thousands of examples of graffiti found on the town’s walls are unequivocal proof of what the people of Pompeii thought about love and sex.