Pompeii ruin-iffic sites

Ancient Pompeii was a busy coastal town when in 79 AD a volcanic eruption of Mt Vesuvius created a pumice ash blanket that entombed the town and its inhabitants.  What was buried provided a snap shot of the life of the towns inhabitants.  The site is a meandering ruin, the free map that you get when you purchase your ticket is a guide to the various places of interest.  Take snacks and drinks for kids getting tired of looking at ruins.

Cobbled streets of Pompeii

Plaster cast of a dog

Bakers oven

Vivid frescoes preserved in ash for 2 millennia

The mosaic floor of one of the homes

Ancient snack bar - Thermopolium di Vetutius Placidus

Pompeii's amphitheatre 

The plaster casts of the victims caught in the volcanic ash fall out over Pompeii

Mount Vesuvius 

Bronze sculpture of Diana at the entrance of the Temple of Apollo