Mezzogiorno-Vesuvio's shadow: Ash and pumice Explore Matera, a city dug in the porous stone of a hill, where 20,000 people were living in caves in deplorable conditions only 50 years ago. Drive up to Salerno, the end of the beautiful Costiera Amalfitana and visit the most interesting museums of Napoli, the world famous Archeological Museum and Farnesse Art Collection. Next, travel to Paestum, the largest and best preserved Greek colony outside of Greece, in what used to be called Magna Grecia, ending up on the streets of Pompei, the city located at the base of Vesuvio, which was completely covered in ash and pumices in 79 BC by the heinous eruption of the volcano.
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