Naples and Pompeii
Naples and Pompeii are one of the best locations to visit outside Rome. Start your journey from Rome along with the Autostrada del Sole or simply the Motorway of the Sun, an Italian motorway that connects Milan with Naples. This motorway is the longest motorway of Italy. Part of this journey, first discover the Abbey of Montecassino, the city which was completely destroyed in second world war and rebuilt again. Then comes the Naples, capital of Campania and one of the oldest city in the world. Naples is well known for its music, art, culture, architecture and gastronomy.
Naples is located halfway between the two volcanic areas of Mount Vesuvius and Phlegraean Fields. The city of Naples was totally destroyed nineteen centuries ago under the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. This Volcanic blast has destroyed many lives of human and animals. Till today the debris offers the typical scene of the destroyed city under the ashes, gases and molten rock.
Same is the case with the Pompeii, this ancient Roman city and neighbor of Naples was also buried in the volcanic eruption Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. This volcano has buried the city of Pompeii under the twenty meter and Pompeii was lost almost for 1,500 years. Today Pompeii is world heritage site and one of the best location to understand the ancient greatness of Roman Empire, is also one of the favorite tourist destination outside the Rome and visited by approximately 2.5 million people in a year.
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