Shopping in Pompeii

In the city you can find hundreds souvenir shops where you can buy very strange, beautiful and curious souvenirs. You can buy pictures, little statues and postcards representing the Virgin and all the Sacred family, on the stands you can find necklaces, amulets and objects against the bad luck. If you are looking for something of more characteristic don’t forget that Pompeii has a traditional production of the “cameo”. The decoration of this elegant ornaments requires precision and technique: take a look on the stands near the Sanctuary, but remember that quality cameos can be find only in the shops. In the shops of Pompeii you’ll find Roman and Greek objects, you must know that they are reproduction, even if very well done. So if the shopkeeper will try to sell it at astronomical prices, remember that they’re not originals, but just well done imitations!