The Archaeological Museum of Naples and Mount Vesuvius 206

This guy sits on an upper landing at the opposite end of the entry portico, guarding access to the museum's four floors

The Archaeological Museum of Naples and Mount Vesuvius

April 5th 2008
Our first stop in Naples was the Archaeological Museum. We had established an itinerary with Marcello well before leaving the States, and one of our desires was to take the time to visit the museum where most of the antiquities from the excavation of Pompeii ended up. They are stored in this lovely building, and each floor and area we encountered within the museum was more fantastic than the last. ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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