poldy wrote;
Are the limited-access areas worth it for a
first-time visitor? Or does it make more
sense to go to the more well-known
areas?

It's your call but it's fairly easy, just plan to be in that area when
your appointment time is, then just walk in and visit.

My choice in your case might be the 'Casa del Menandro', centrally
located and alot of sites in that general area. So you're not really
going out of your way or backtracking.

Go to
www.stoa.org/projects/ph/houselist.html
The 'Discussion of Rooms' for any of the sites using the archaeological
finds often puts a human element into the site.
Regards, Walter



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