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Rick Steves' Europe
Naples and Pompeii
Season 4
Episode 404
Naples is Italy in the extreme. We’ll prowl backstreet fish markets, dodge fast-moving Vespas, and dine on pizza where it was invented. We’ll climb to the top of nearby Mount Vesuvius, then wander down through the amazing ruins of Pompeii, the Roman town it destroyed.
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