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The world-famous Pompeii archaeological park introduced a daily limit of 20,000 visitors yesterday, the latest Italian ...

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The Pompeii archaeological park has launched a new system to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day. The move sees the ...

Pompeii was once a vibrant city full of culture and great prosperity. It had beautiful tree lines streets, large public ...