Pompeii: A City Frozen in Time

The site of Pompeii is simply amazing! In the time of the Roman Empire, Pompeii was flourishing resort city that attracted the wealthiest and most distinguished of Rome’s citizens until the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. covered the city under millions of tons of volcanic ash and extinguished it from history. Remarkably, when Pompeii was found in the 18th century, it was discovered that the ash that swallowed up the city worked as a marvelous preservative, leaving the city in almost exactly the same way as it had been nearly 2000 years before. During this discovery tour you will have the opportunity to learn the story of this once thriving Roman city as you explore its urban structures and lay eyes on the fascinating art that decorates the walls of private and public buildings alike.