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PAESTUM - TEMPLES AND MUSEUM
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PAESTUM GUIDED TOUR - TEMPLES AND MUSEUM WITH YOUR OWN GUIDE:
DURATION: |
2 hours | |
PRICE: |
Euros 150 | |
AVAILABILITY: | All-year-round | |
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A private tour on foot of the archaeological area and the Museum with a professional guide (only for You) ENTRANCE FEES OF RUINS AND OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA OF PAESTUM ARE NOT INCLUDED. ADMISSION FEE: Adults 4,00 euro EU Citizens: under 18 free 18 > 25 -50% over 65 free The combined ticket of the archaeological area + the Museum costs Euros 6,50 per person. The National Museum of Paestum is closed on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. | |
Itinerary Details are listed below:
TOUR SCHEDULE OF PAESTUM - TEMPLES AND MUSEUM
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| Meet with Your personal English-speaking guide by the entrance of the ruins of Paestum |
| You will buy Your tickets on Your arrival there |
| The visit in the archaeological ruins lasts roughly 90 minutes |
| 30/40 minutes will be spent with Your guide in the nearby Museum |
Paestum was founded by Greeks around 600 b.C. At the beginning it was called Poseidonia, since it was dedicated to Poseidon (the Roman Neptune), the god of the sea. In 400 B.C. it was occupied by the Lucans, an Italic populaton. The Lucans ruled it till 273 B.C., when it became a Roman colony and was called Paestum.
The fall of the Roman Empire meant also the decline of Paestum. As matter of fact, around 500 B.C., since the mouths of the rivers running in the plain were silted up, the whole area became quite unhealthy. Malaria had already spread all over the place and even the built-up area became marshy. Consequently the population gradually left the town. In conclusion, such a disaster was caused by the deforestation of the nearby hills.
Actually, these magnificent ruins were preserved by marshes and woods, which prevented them from being destroyed and ransacked for many centuries.
Paestum was rediscovered just by chance in 1752, when they were building the modern road cutting the ancient town into two parts.
Of particular interest are the Greek temples of Paestum, and above all the Temple of Neptune.
THIS PRIVATE TOUR IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH, CLOSING DAY OF THE NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM IN PAESTUM.
Take water, wear comfortable shoes, take camera & sun cream. In low season warmer clothing may be required.
THIS TOUR WILL OPERATE RAIN OR SHINE, SO BE PREPARED FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
THE TOTAL PRICE OF THIS PRIVATE TOUR IS OF EUROS 150.
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 !!!
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POMPEII MONUMENT OF THE DAY
This is one of the patrician houses which were built in the shelter of the town walls during the first imperial age. The various rooms of the residence are laid out in terraces descending the natural slope of the hill on which the town of Pompeii was founded and thus enjoy a fine view over the Gulf of Naples. The villa was destroyed by the earthquake of 62 A.D. and was never rebuilt although a number of significant features are still visible today: these include the 80-metre-long colonnade with its 43 columns. Although these are no longer intact, they were originally decorated with white stucco to create a fluted effect and stood out sharply against the rear wall wi ... continue
RECIPE OF THE DAY OF THE ANCIENT POMPEII
(Apic. 6, 2, 1) Ingredients:
- 1 large duck
- 1 l water
- bunch of dill
- Olive oil (or 50 g butter)
- Liquamen (or, in this case, duck stock)
- 2 sprigs of oregano finely chopped
- bunch of coriander
- 100 ml defritum (or red wine boiled)
- large pinch of black peppercorns
- large pinch of lovage (or celery seed)
- large pinch of cumin
- large pinch of coriander seeds
- 1 laser root (or garlic)
- Sprig of rue (or rosemary)
- Caroenum (wine reduced of 1/3 plus honey)
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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.