Newspaper article about restoration of the Large Theatre
Check out yesterday’s Corriere della Sera for criticisms of construction work going on in the Large Theatre and Theatre Portico at Pompeii. In particular watch the video that accompanies the article. I’ll be interested to hear whether this is an accurate representation of what is going on from those of you who are in Pompeii at the moment. I find myself increasingly suspicious of the Italian press (!) because they have such an axe to … Read entire article »
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Protests about planned privatisation of Pompei Scavi
Follow this link for an article (in Italian) on protests about the proposed privatisation of Pompei Scavi. The photos are funny. … Read entire article »
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Friendly Pompei, scavi più facili per tutti
Lots of reports this morning about the measures taken at Pompeii (and inaugurated yesterday) to make the site more ‘friendly’ for the disabled, elderly and young. The following is from StabiaChannel (follow the link for photos of the new disabled ramps!): Per la prima volta gli scavi di Pompei si dotano di un percorso facilitato, pensato per le esigenze dei visitatori con ridotte capacità motorie come genitori con bambini piccoli e con passeggini, anziani, diversamente abili. L’iniziativa, … Read entire article »
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Visits to Pompeii’s erotic paintings
The press has taken up the story of visits to the erotic paintings in Pompeii with great enthusiasm, as sadly could have been predicted. Corriere della Sera/del Mezzogiorno: “Pompei hard“Il Mattino: “Riapre la Pompei a luci rosse“La Repubblica: “Pompei, riapre al pubblico il bordello degli antichi“ … Read entire article »
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Pompeii’s erotic bath paintings lit up
From ANSA.it: The famous erotic wall paintings in Pompeii’s suburban baths will be spotlighted in a special nighttime ‘sound-and-light’ show this weekend. The show, dubbed Venus At The Baths, aims to give visitors “their best view yet” of the explicit pictures which some experts believe were advertisements of the services on offer at the baths, organisers said. The 16 paintings, some showing group and oral sex, have no equivalent at any other ancient Roman bath site and they … Read entire article »
Pompeii – Vesuvius bus route
New bus route for visitors to Pompeii and Vesuvius – more information here. … Read entire article »
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Prospect magazine article on Pompeii
An article on Pompeii has been published in the new issue of the UK’s Prospect magazine. The introduction is available to all, although in order to see the full text you need to be a subscriber of the magazine. … Read entire article »
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Anteprima stampa per le Lune di Pompei
From ArcheoRivista, news about the ‘Lune di Pompei’ initiative – visits and events in the scavi on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings from May to October. Mercoledì 5 maggio 2010, alle ore 20.45, presso gli Scavi di Pompei (ingresso Piazza Anfiteatro), verrà presentata in anteprima per la stampa la nuova edizione de “Le Lune di Pompei”, lo spettacolare percorso notturno di suoni, luci e voci all’interno dei famosi Scavi Archeologici di Pompei. La stagione scorsa il percorso … Read entire article »
Pompei – Nasce presso gli Scavi il ”Baby parking archeologico”
News from StabiaChannel about the ‘Baby parking archaeologico’ initiative, intended to attract families to Pompei. Families can leave their kids at the ‘Casa Pacifico’ to play with child-sized archaeological tools and to learn about archaeology. Le famiglie in visita alla Pompei antica potranno lasciare i propri piccoli in un’area attrezzata ad hoc Nasce presso gli Scavi della città mariana il “Baby parking archeologico”. Le famiglie che visiteranno l’area archeologica potranno di qui in avanti scegliere se portare … Read entire article »
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Pompei, una rete radio per la tutela del sito e la protezione dei turisti
Press release from the SANP about the new radio-surveillance system at Pompei scavi, connecting the Soprintendenza, Direzione, custodians, emergency services and police: Un ponte radio, tre stazioni base, 40 terminali che collegheranno 24 ore su 24 i vertici della struttura Commissariale e della Soprintendenza, con i custodi, le Forze dell’ordine, il presidio sanitario, la direzione egli scavi: da oggi l’area archeologica di Pompei è più sicura grazie ad un nuovo sistema di telecomunicazioni interno, interamente gratuito, che … Read entire article »
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