I will leave you to read the guide books for descriptions of Pompeii but any that understate the magnificence of the site are to be discounted.
To get the best value and most enjoyment I suggest that you get there at or soon after opening time (0830hrs) which will be well before the tour parties arrive. The train from Sorrento (the Circumvesuviana) took abouit 40 minutes and Pompeii-Scavi station is very close to the main entrance. The trains are basic but frequent and cheap, with on-board entertainment in the form of buskers - they are good but you get fed up with La Bamba after a while...
We spent all morning at the site. It's a good idea to visit the Forum and Grand Theatre early on, whilst the place is quiet, and then head off to places such as the Amphitheatre, villas, vineyards and the horrifying casts of citizens caught under nearly three metres of ash.
To get the best value and most enjoyment I suggest that you get there at or soon after opening time (0830hrs) which will be well before the tour parties arrive. The train from Sorrento (the Circumvesuviana) took abouit 40 minutes and Pompeii-Scavi station is very close to the main entrance. The trains are basic but frequent and cheap, with on-board entertainment in the form of buskers - they are good but you get fed up with La Bamba after a while...
We spent all morning at the site. It's a good idea to visit the Forum and Grand Theatre early on, whilst the place is quiet, and then head off to places such as the Amphitheatre, villas, vineyards and the horrifying casts of citizens caught under nearly three metres of ash.
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