Mount Vesuvius

Culture
by Silvia Donati |
Pompeii keeps surprising.  The well-preserved remains of two men, victims of Mount Vesuvius鈥 eruption in 79 AD, were discovered in the underground鈥
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
Pompeii's so-called 鈥楬ouse of Lovers鈥 has reopened to the public for the first time in 40 years. The house, the only 鈥榙omus鈥 whose second floor was almost鈥
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
A charcoal inscription recently unearthed on the walls of a house in Pompeii seems to suggest that the ancient Roman city was destroyed by the eruption of鈥
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
The remains of an adult, limping man have emerged in Pompeii in an area of new excavations, the so-called Regio V, at the corner between the Vicolo dei Balconi鈥
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
Mount Vesuvius, the volcano famous for the 79 AD eruption that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, today is part of a protected area, the鈥
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
You may be familiar with Pomodoro San Marzano, but have you ever heard of the 鈥減omodorino vesuviano鈥? The Vesuvio Piennolo cherry tomato (full name: Pomodorino鈥
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
A new x-ray technique has allowed scientists to decipher letters from Herculaneum papyri carbonized by the 79 AD eruption that also destroyed Pompeii. In 1752鈥
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
Lifestyle
by Anonymous (not verified) |
An overhead view of Mount Vesuvius captured by satellite is currently leading DigitalGlobe's satellite image contest, with more than 5,700 "likes" from鈥