In the province of Naples, on the slopes of Vesuvius Pompeii extends over an area of 12 square kilometers with about 26,000 inhabitants. It 'a modern reality with its tourist facilities, hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, pizzerias, bars, pubs and shops. It 'a cosmopolitan city, a place of considerable flow of tourists from Italy and abroad. Many of these tourists staying in the city not only visit it, but use it as a base for their excursions, and in the many nearby resorts, easily reachable with your vehicle by public transport. In the recent past, Pompeii is twinned with the town of Latimer in Puglia, Kjongiu (South Korea), Tarragona (Spain) and Xi'an (China). Pompeii is raised to the rank of city January 9, 2004. The primary feature that makes it unique in the world, is to encapsulate under one name two cities.
The ancient, pagan, buried about six meters of ash and lava after an eruption of Vesuvius in August of AD 79 where many people died. In the sixteenth century was discovered almost by accident during the construction of an aqueduct and a sign of what is a plaque near Porta Nocera. Thanks to a special technique designed by the Fiorelli, today we can see the locations where perished Pompeii during the eruption. He invented a method to get casts, by pouring liquid plaster into the void left by the now dissolved bodies; these casts, are a testimony to the tragic catastrophe. In addition, many discoveries of paintings, pottery, furniture and various tools help us to understand the habits and customs of the ancient Pompeii, but only a visit to the site we will be able to transmit strong emotions.
The new Pompeii, Christian, was born thanks to the work of Blessed Bartolo Longo. Lawyer from Puglia who in 1872 was commissioned by the Countess Marianna De Fusco to manage their property in the Valley of Pompeii. The apparition of the Madonna pushed Bartolo Longo to build, among many difficulties and with limited funds, the Sanctuary, a city developing around it. One of the obstacles that he found was that place from some neighboring countries, reluctant to cede a portion of its territory to be born the new reality "the new Pompeii." Unfortunately for the arrival of his death, October 5, 1926, Bartolo Longo could not witness the birth of the new municipality which occurred March 29, 1928, through the efforts of Brother Hadrian, who had the merit to continue with tenacity, the project undertaken the Blessed One.
By decree of 1997 Pompeii was enrolled among the sites that are considered World Heritage by UNESCO.
The Committee has decided to enter this area on the basis of cultural criteria whereas the extraordinary finds from the city of Pompeii and nearby cities buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. C., are a complete and living testimony of society and everyday life in a moment of the past, and do not find their equivalent anywhere in the world.
According to the World Heritage Convention, for cultural heritage means a monument, group of buildings or site of historical, aesthetic, archaeological, scientific, ethnological or anthropological.
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The ancient, pagan, buried about six meters of ash and lava after an eruption of Vesuvius in August of AD 79 where many people died. In the sixteenth century was discovered almost by accident during the construction of an aqueduct and a sign of what is a plaque near Porta Nocera. Thanks to a special technique designed by the Fiorelli, today we can see the locations where perished Pompeii during the eruption. He invented a method to get casts, by pouring liquid plaster into the void left by the now dissolved bodies; these casts, are a testimony to the tragic catastrophe. In addition, many discoveries of paintings, pottery, furniture and various tools help us to understand the habits and customs of the ancient Pompeii, but only a visit to the site we will be able to transmit strong emotions.
The new Pompeii, Christian, was born thanks to the work of Blessed Bartolo Longo. Lawyer from Puglia who in 1872 was commissioned by the Countess Marianna De Fusco to manage their property in the Valley of Pompeii. The apparition of the Madonna pushed Bartolo Longo to build, among many difficulties and with limited funds, the Sanctuary, a city developing around it. One of the obstacles that he found was that place from some neighboring countries, reluctant to cede a portion of its territory to be born the new reality "the new Pompeii." Unfortunately for the arrival of his death, October 5, 1926, Bartolo Longo could not witness the birth of the new municipality which occurred March 29, 1928, through the efforts of Brother Hadrian, who had the merit to continue with tenacity, the project undertaken the Blessed One.
By decree of 1997 Pompeii was enrolled among the sites that are considered World Heritage by UNESCO.
The Committee has decided to enter this area on the basis of cultural criteria whereas the extraordinary finds from the city of Pompeii and nearby cities buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. C., are a complete and living testimony of society and everyday life in a moment of the past, and do not find their equivalent anywhere in the world.
According to the World Heritage Convention, for cultural heritage means a monument, group of buildings or site of historical, aesthetic, archaeological, scientific, ethnological or anthropological.
When You book a nice apartment in Sorrento Apartment in Sorrento, with us You'll realize how beautiful and magic this town is.
Book our Sorrento apartment, and You'll enjoy the unique atmosphere of this beautiful town
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