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SIRENS TOUR - POMPEII, POSITANO, SORRENTO, CAPRI
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is there a telephone with direct dialling in the rooms?
- Which is the nearest airport?
- Which is the nearest railway station?
- Where can we rent a car?
- Is it compulsory a minimum number of days for our stay?
- Is heating included in the price?
- Do You arrange local excursions?
- At what time can we check-in and out?
- Which languages are spoken by You?
- Do You have a pickup or shuttle service from and to the airport?
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Is there a telephone with direct dialling in the rooms?
No -
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 -
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. -
Is heating included in the price?
Yes. -
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 -
Which languages are spoken by You?
Italian, English. -
Do You have a pickup or shuttle service from and to the airport?
Yes, on request - extra charge.
HAVE A GREAT PRIVATE EXCURSION FROM THE PORT OF NAPLES TO NAPLES CENTER, POMPEII, SORRENTO AND AMALFI COAST IN ONE DAY AT A REASONABLE PRICE !!!
Why do not you arrange with us an amazing day in the Gulf of Naples - a private tour (just for you) with a comfortable limousine or minivan with driver and an English-speaking tour guide? We have organized for you a great guided tour to Naples-Pompeii-Sorrento-Amalfi Coast (Positano). Contact us by e-mail info@pompeii.org.uk for further info.
POMPEII MONUMENT OF THE DAY
This is the most famous country villa in the whole area around Mount Vesuvius. It can be reached on foot by following the modern road for a short way after leaving the Pompeii archaeological site proper (keep your ticket as this is also valid for entry to the Villa of Mysteries). The current entrance to the Villa is on the opposite side to the original portal which was situated about 400 metres from the Porta Ercolano gate along the road leading out of the town. The villa owes its fame to the extraordinary wall paintings in the triclinium which make up an almost photographic sequence of theatrical scenes. The building can be divided into two areas. The main area is e ... continue
RECIPE OF THE DAY OF THE ANCIENT POMPEII
(Apic. 4, 5, 4) Ingredients:
- 1 kg firm ripe apricots or nectarines
- 200 ml white wine
- 250 ml Passum
- peppermint tea bag (portion for one cup)
- ground pepper
- Liquamen or salt
- cornstarch
- a little bit of vinegar
- honey
Instructions:
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Wash, cut and stone apricots. Put them with a little cold water in a pan.
Pulverize ground pepper and dried mint (that's where the tea bag comes handy),
add Liquamen or salt, honey, Passum, wine and vinegar. Pour into the pan with a
little oil. Cook approximately 20 minu ... 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.