All visits to Pompeii and Herculaneum should begin or end here, since the world-famous collections beautifully display not only the paintings and mosaics buried there nearly 2,000 years ago by Mount Vesuvius, but a host of other sculptures from the region's villas and temples, brought here for safe-keeping.
You should start or end in the spot because the art is so amazing.
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