Never have so many visitors in one year. And the last two weeks of December, usually with peaks of tourists, are still missing. As many as four million 2023 admissions to the excavations of Pompeii: thirty percent more than the previous year, which also closed with as many as 2.9 million.

This is an all-time record for the archaeological park. Just yesterday, the 4 millionth tourist was awarded with "Interno Pompeiano," a photo book by Luigi Spina. The man, 72, is vacationing in Campania with his wife, a German of English descent. "Had I been to Pompeii before? - he adds - Yes: several years ago. Now I'm back to show my lady how the Romans were doing two thousand years ago. And what better site than this one?"