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Frequently Asked Questions
- Do You have a pickup or shuttle service from and to the airport?
- Which is the nearest airport?
- Which is the nearest railway station?
- Are there any extra costs?
- Where can we rent a car?
- Is it compulsory a minimum number of days for our stay?
- Do You require a deposit caution?
- Is it compulsory to rent an apartment from saturday to saturday or any other solution ?
- Is it forbidden to smoke in the apartments?
- Are pets welcome?
- Is heating included in the price?
- Is the apartment equipped with TV ?
- Is breakfast included in the price ?
- Is the price per apartment or per person ?
- Is there a telephone with direct dialling in the apartment?
- Do You arrange local excursions?
- At what time can we check-in and out?
- Do you provide linen and towels ?
- Which languages are spoken by You?
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Do You have a pickup or shuttle service from and to the airport?
Yes, on request - extra charge. -
Which is the nearest airport?
Naples Capodichino Airport -
Which is the nearest railway station?
From the Circumvesuviana station at Sorrento trains connect Naples - Herculaneum - Pompeii - Castellammare di Stabia - Sorrento -
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. -
Where can we rent a car?
We are pleased to tell You that we can offer You this service. -
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. -
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 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. -
Is it forbidden to smoke in the apartments?
No. -
Are pets welcome?
It depends on the type of apartment. Please ask info when You reserve. -
Is heating included in the price?
Yes. -
Is the apartment equipped with TV ?
Yes. -
Is breakfast included in the price ?
No. -
Is the price per apartment or per person ?
Per apartment per week. -
Is there a telephone with direct dialling in the apartment?
No -
Do You arrange local excursions?
Yes, on request. -
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 provide linen and towels ?
Yes, one set. -
Which languages are spoken by You?
Italian, English.
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POMPEII MONUMENT OF THE DAY
These stood just outside the town walls, which can be seen to the left on the road leading to the Porta Marina Gate, and possibly near a canal port, which is suggested by the mooring rings set in stone blocks. The baths are laid out on three levels and are now visible in all their former glory thanks to recent restoration work. The baths complex was not actually very big and was probably used by people coming from outside the town. The entrance hall stood on a terrace with colonnade which could be reached by a flight of stairs. All the rooms in the complex had window looking out over the Gulf of Naples and were laid out according to the classic criteria for the bath ... continue
RECIPE OF THE DAY OF THE ANCIENT POMPEII
(Apic. exc. 7) Ingredients:
- 6 whole herring or mackerel, gutted (or 4 cod fillets)
- 4 turnips
- 2 + 2 tbsp olive oil
- 100 + 300 ml white wine
- 150 ml water
- 20 g butter
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp laurel berries (or juniper berries)
- Pinch of saffron
- 1 tbsp cornflour
Instructions:
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First peel the turnips and boil until soft. Pour off the excess water and mash them with butter. Spread this mash on a serving plate.
Fillet the fish and poach them lightly in a mi ... 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.