We offer shore excursions from the port of Naples (or Sorrento) for cruise ship passengers wishing to visit Pompeii, Capri and the Amalfi Coast. We arrange private shore excursions from the port of Naples (or Sorrento) that are generally more economical than the cruise ship shore excursions offered by the cruise lines. On all our tours from Naples we use English-speaking drivers & air-conditioned Mercedes ( or similar make vehicles). When necessary like in Pompeii, You are accompanied by local expert guide.
The house belonged to Quintus Poppaeus, on of the Poppaeus family to whom Nero’s second wife, Poppaea Sabina, most probably belonged. It extends over 2,000 square metres and reflects the traditional layout of a roman house, with its atrium and peristyle as well as servant quarters and a bath-house. Before admiring the large peristyle it is worth stopping briefly in the atrium, where the lararium is situated in the right-hand corner, and in the room to the left where the walls are frescoed with a triptych inspired by the Trojan war. On the right we can see the death of Laocoon who, along with his children, was strangled by a snake; to the right, Cassandra resist abdu ... continue
RECIPE OF THE DAY OF THE ANCIENT POMPEII
PATINA DE PIRIS (Pear Soufflè)
(Apic. 4, 2, 35) Ingredients:
1 kg pears (peeled and without core)
6 eggs
4 table spoon of honey
100 ml Passum or wine ‘passito’
a little bit oil
50ml Liquamen, or 1/4 table spoon of salt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
ground pepper to taste
Instructions:
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Mix cooked and peeled pears (without core) together with pepper, cumin,
honey, Passum, Liquamen and a bit of oil. Add eggs and put into a
casserole. Cook approximately 30 minutes on small to moderate heat.
Serve with a bit of pepper sprinkled on the soufflé.