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The 1,200m high Vesuvius is mainland Europe’s only active volcano.
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Desolate and lunar-like.
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Smaller and more intimate than Pompeii, Ercolano is a small community of intact buildings with plenty of surviving detail. The modern town is visible in the background,
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Ercolano got slammed roughly 12 hrs after the eruption started. The city was eventually buried under 20 metres of superheated ash, which hardened into tuff, perfectly preserving the city until excavation began in 1748.
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Road with raised sidewalks.
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Entrance to a house.
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Dwellings.
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Taberna, essentially a Roman fast food outlet.
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Indoor fountain.
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Central bath.
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Women’s bath.
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Wine shop.
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Taberna, essentially a Roman fast food outlet.
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Beautiful ancient mosaic.
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Former shop.
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Ercolano today is a rather economically depressed area.
Vesuvius and Ercolano
| 22 imagesStopped in their tracks by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 A.D., Pompeii and Herculaneum (Ercolano in Italian) offer the best look at what life in Rome must have been like around 2,000 years ago. Vesuvius last erupted in 1944, and is still an active volcano.
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