Tasting Roman Pompeii at Caupona Restaurant
Caupona Restaurant is a sure bet for a good meal, but also a unique experience that will leap you back in time nearly 2000 years to relive the ancient customs and tastes of the “Pompeii” of the past. A short walk from the archaeological site, Caupona (from the latin tavern, inn) provides its guests a magical atmosphere to dine and truly immerse themselves in ancient Roman history and food. The original colors, music, flavors, and flair of antiquity are so well represented that you can’t help but gasp in wonderment and awe the very moment you step into the courtyard.
Designed after the peristyle garden of an ancient Roman domus (from the latin house), the courtyard is beautiful, with virtually no detail that has not been carefully studied and reproduced. There is a gentle flowing water fountain in the center surrounded by a dining area lined with flourishing cypress, fig, lemon and olive trees, as well as vines and fragrant herbs of all sorts. Graffiti, price-lists in sesterces, and electoral writings decorate the walls, and harmonic sounds of ancient music waft softly throughout the yard. Together with a greeting from a staff well dressed in period costume, it quickly becomes evident that the experience awaiting you will be one of a lifetime for sure.
