{"id":18027,"date":"2024-10-24T10:19:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T10:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/?p=18027"},"modified":"2024-10-24T10:28:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T10:28:49","slug":"my-pov-pompeii-a-journey-through-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/en\/what-to-do\/my-pov-pompeii-a-journey-through-history\/","title":{"rendered":"My POV Pompeii: a Journey through History"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18027\" class=\"elementor elementor-18027\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a65e7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a65e7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0692af1\" data-id=\"0692af1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2d99b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e2d99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Witnessing History Firsthand<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c9abfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c9abfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b9968f\" data-id=\"5b9968f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32345ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32345ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Growing up in the United States <strong>I remember learning about Pompeii in history class<\/strong> though it<strong> always seemed like such a distant memory<\/strong> from another land it was hard to put the tragedy into perspective.<\/p><p><strong>I never would\u2019ve thought I\u2019d be doing a study abroad semester so close to the archeology site<\/strong>, so it is an obvious trip to make in order to see the historical impact of the preserved city in person.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3770bf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3770bf3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c160c15\" data-id=\"c160c15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bronze-sculpture-pompeii-archaeological-site-igor-mitoraj-piazza-del-foro-emma-ritter-about-sorrento-2024-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bronze-sculpture-pompeii-archaeological-site-igor-mitoraj-piazza-del-foro-emma-ritter-about-sorrento-2024.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eba3a72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eba3a72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e4763f\" data-id=\"1e4763f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c683e5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c683e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exploring Pompeii: A Historical Immersion Near Sorrento<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7c47c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7c47c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e760653\" data-id=\"e760653\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9662d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9662d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>I took the train from Sorrento to Pompeii<\/strong> with my friends from Sant\u2019Anna Institute <strong>which took about 40 minutes<\/strong>, and t<strong>he site entrance is only a few minutes from the station<\/strong> upon arrival.<\/p><p>The<strong> tickets were 18<\/strong><strong>,00\u20ac<\/strong><strong>\u00a0plus the 8,00\u20ac audio tour<\/strong> we purchased for historical information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a2783a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a2783a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7502cc7\" data-id=\"7502cc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c299aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c299aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df6b8d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df6b8d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c61a37c\" data-id=\"c61a37c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f510b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f510b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pompeii Through My Eyes: A Visit to the Archeological Marvel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea58009 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea58009\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba1f83c\" data-id=\"ba1f83c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562a6fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"562a6fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>I was immediately shocked by how preserved the city was<\/strong>, not just architecturally but <strong>I could still see the brushstrokes on the many frescoes painted<\/strong> on the walls in the homes.<\/p><p><strong>The frescoes lined the walls like wallpaper<\/strong>, and it was so moving to see how much effort was put into each detail just to sit under ash and pumice for centuries.<\/p><p>Walking through some of <strong>the sites archeologists<\/strong> were brushing away at the tiles in the floor and s<strong>till digging through the buried city<\/strong>.<\/p><p>I had no idea that <strong>Pompeii<\/strong> was<strong> still an active excavation site<\/strong>, and it makes me wonder how much more could still be 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