Pompeii, The frozen Roman town

The astounding city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town near the more modern town/city of Naples which means you can hit two birds with one stone and visit both! 

And now for a bit of history that can't go amiss when talking about Pompeii. Pompeii was partially destroyed (along with Herculaneum) and buried (4-6 meters) in ash and pumice in AD 79 when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted, and was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1749. Ever since then there has been excavation in this remarkable place to uncover the mysteries of the frozen town. 

There aren't really particular areas that you must see for this town because you must really see it all to grasp at the enormity of this natural disaster. There are things that looks like plaster casts of whole people that are actually people that were covered in the ask and pumice. 

Many of the artifacts found are in the Archaeological Museum of Naples so if you are in Naples and are interested after you visit, also go here. Hotels and bars etc. are in Naples as there are no hotels in Pompeii.