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TOUR IN THE CENTRE OF FLORENCE (ACCADEMIA GALLERY + DUOMO + PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA)
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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
We know for certain that this temple was consecrated to Apollo thanks to the dedication in Oscan by quaestor Oppius Campanus that was found in the cell. One enters the scared area from Via Marina through a tuff portal from the Samnite period. Interestingly, the view of this sacred building is blocked by the central column of the portico’s short side, which suggests that the main entrance was once directly from the Forum. This hypothesis is confirmed by the fact the main facade of the altar at the bottom of the temple steps faces the Forum. The sacred area is surrounded by a portico with 48 Doric columns, in the centre of which, on a podium in the Italic style, is the a ... continue
RECIPE OF THE DAY OF THE ANCIENT POMPEII
(Apic. 10, 1 ,12) Ingredients:
- 1.5 kg red mullet
- Rue
- Mint
- Coriander
- Fennel
- Lovage (or celery leaves)
- Honey
- Olive oil
- Liquamen (or white wine)
- Ground black pepper
Instructions:
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Create a parcel using greaseproof paper by folding a sheet in half and repeatedly folding the sides to seal. Put the fish inside; add the olive oil, salt, pepper, Liquamen. Close the top of the parcel and bake for 30–40 minutes at 170°C until cooked. Finely chop the herbs and combine with ... 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.