Pompeii - Private Historic Walking Tour
Travel back to 2000 years ago when Pompeii was a thriving Roman city before Mount Vesuvius’s eruption buried yet extraordinarily preserved its most spectacular contructions, including the oldest Amphitheatre worldwide, the largest Gymnasium of Pompeii. Meanwhile, check out the most significant landmark of modern Pompeii, the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Pompeii - Private Historic Walking Tour
What's included in Pompeii - Private Historic Walking Tour
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Start at the charming square of Bartolo Longo. The lively gathering point, popular with tourists and pilgrims, is decorated with many well-kept gardens, a lovely central fountain, and a series of monuments.
Then, take some steps to the magnificent Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary dominating the cozy square, an international place of pilgrimage flooded with an overwhelming holy atmosphere. The majestic interior of the basilica houses domes richly adorned with exquisite frescoes and mosaics and the priceless Picture of the Queen of the Rosary. Besides, the looming stand-alone Bell Tower of the church provides the unique vistas of the ruins, the modern town, the bay, and the formidable Mount Vesuvius.
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Next, head to the Necropolis of Nocera Portal, located by the namesake southern entrance of the city walls. The burial area, consisting of around 200 toms of varied sizes and decorations such as frescoes, inscriptions, and ceramic objects, offers a moving testimony of the relationship of the ancient Romans with the afterlife.
Inclusions
- Official Tour Guide
- Access the Bell Tower by lift - 2 € per person
- Access to the Amphitheatre of Pompeii - 18 € per person
- The House of Menander - 18 € per person
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- At the Monument of Bartolo Longo located in Bartolo Longo Square, your tour guide shall be waiting with a Signboard.
