The archaeological site of Pompeii is 'expanding,' with combined tickets to surrounding sites and free shuttles to get there. for insider intel on Italy’s best loved destinations and lesser-known regions to plan your ultimate trip. Plus, we’ll get you in the mood before you go with movie suggestions, reading lists and recipes from Stanley Tucci.It sounds like a mathematical problem.
The sites already form part of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, but until now, they have been ticketed separately. They are also relatively far apart – the park’s sites span around 8 miles – with little public transport to some of them. A shuttle service around the sites – the Pompeii Artebus – was piloted in 2021.
Yet Pompeii is stuffed to the gills. Visitor numbers rose from under 2.7 million in 2014 to over 3.9 million by 2019. In July 2023, a record