Tourists will be picked up by a tourist bus and taken to discover the archaeological excavations of Pompeii, a UNESCO heritage site since 1997 and the third most important in the world. The tour, with a certified tourist guide, will take them on a visit to the most faithful reproduction of a Roman city, thanks to the state of preservation brought about by the layer of lava and ash that covered the city at the time of the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
The houses, the shops, the forums with the public buildings, the Roman amphitheater with the Stabian Baths and the temples, up to the patrician villas and the Lupanar, will take tourists on a tour of the ancient city of Pompeii, catapulting them into that now lost civilization and giving them a taste of the way of life of an era two thousand years old.
Pickup included
Tourists will be picked up at the pick-up point at the defined time and will be accompanied to Pompeii for the visit of the excavations. During the transfer, the tour-leader will provide morphological explanations of the landscape and once at the excavations, tourists will have a short break for a toilet and bar before starting the visit.
Tourists entering directly from Porta Marina will visit the Suburban Baths, known for the erotic frescoes of the Apodyterium (dressing room) It is a public bath complex from the Augustan period, with male and female changing rooms and erotic-themed frescoes promoting events that took place in the rooms on the upper floor. In the life of the Pompeians. Moving up towards the Forum, one can visit the House of the Faun, the largest and most spectacular of the patrician domus. On Via del Vesuvio you can then visit the Domus degli Amorini Dorati or admire the fresco of Leda and the swan in the house of the same name. Along this route, one can also admire the famous House of the Vettii, with its magnificent frescoes and mosaics, and the Small Theatre, where theatrical and musical performances were held. The route ends at the House of Menander, where there is the famous mosaic depicting the great Greek playwright.
Once the visit to the excavations is over, the customer will be picked up again and taken back to the starting point in Naples.
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Dear customer, you will receive a message via whatsapp, the day before the tour around 7 p.m. with the perfect time of pick-up bus. Please make yourself available and keep an eye on the chat.
You will be contacted by reception a few days before the tour to purchase the Pompeii entrance fee. The purchase of ticket is compulsory in order to confirm your booking.