Guided Tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum with Lunch and Ticket

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What you'll see and do

1. Archaeological Park of Pompeii

   The ruins of Pompeii are a vast archaeological site in the southern Campania region, near the coast of the Gulf of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The preserved site features remain of excavated streets and houses that visitors can freely explore.

   120 minutes here · Admission included

2. Foro de Pompeya

   The Civil Forum represents the center of the daily life of the city, all the main public buildings for the administration of the city and justice, for the management of business, for commercial activities, such as markets, overlook it, in addition to the main places of city worship.

   Admission included

3. Tempio di Giove Capitolino

   The Temple of Jupiter dominates the northern side of the Forum, and Vesuvius rises spectacularly behind it. With the deduction of the colony (80 BC) the temple was the subject of a radical renovation and became a real Capitolium, with the three cult statues of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, which imitated those of the Capitolium in Rome, placed on a high base, so as to make them visible to those passing through the Forum square.

   Admission included

4. Macellum

   The Macellum consists of a tuff Quadri-porticus with a hall for worship in an elevated position on the eastern side, in line with the entrance. The Macellum of Pompeii was nothing more than the city market where people could buy food. Located north-east of the Forum, the complex had to remain out of the way from the square so as not to create too much crowding, given the high number of people who certainly frequented it. The walls of the porticoes were decorated with scenes from daily life, such as selling fish and poultry, and mythological subjects.

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5. Via dell’Abbondanza

   “Via dell 'Abbondanza” is one of the main streets of the ancient city of Pompeii, in Campania, which connected the Forum with the Amphitheatre.

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6. Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)

   The Stabian Baths were built at different times. The initial phase of construction dates back to the 4th BC. The main entrance by via dell'Abbondanza leads to a large courtyard. The pool is found to the left, whereas a colonnade is found to the right, which leads to the men's quarters, which are split into the apodyterium, with the frigidarium, which leads to the tepidarium and then to the calidarium.The heating was guaranteed by a piping system in the walls and double floors that circulated the hot air coming from the furnaces and from mobile braziers. The women's quarters, close to the men's quarters, were split the same way in the apodyterium, tepidarium and calidarium. However, all were smaller and had no rich decorations as the men's quarters. The baths that we can admire today were built in the 2nd century BC, a period in which Pompeii underwent a major building renovation. In the spa not only did people bathe, but they also discussed politics, battles, trials, women.

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7. Lupanar

   The brothel of Pompeii, with its erotic paintings, is one of the best-known buildings of the excavations and had the function of a brothel. The prostitutes in the brothel were mostly Greek and Oriental slaves. The building has two floors. The homes of the owner and the slaves are at the top and there are five rooms at the bottom, all fitted with a built-in bed. The brothel is named from Lupa, a Latin word meaning 'prostitute'.

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8. Teatro Grande

   The Large Theatre was built around the middle of the 2nd century BC and significantly restored according to the Roman style. In the theatre they represented comedies and tragedies of Greek-Roman tradition. The theatre was the first large public building completely freed from the deposits of the eruption.

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9. Casa del Salone Nero

   The house of the black salon owes its name to its party hall entirely painted in black with geometric patterns. In this house were found waxed tablets of L. Venidius Ennychus who was supposed to have owned the house. The tablets speak of her eligibility for Augustale, the purchase of a slave, and the birth of a daughter.

   Admission included

10. Archeological Park of Herculaneum

    The ruins of Herculaneum are an archaeological site in the southern Campania region, near the coast of the Gulf of Naples. Once a small and sophisticated Roman city, Herculaneum was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The site is still perfectly preserved, has remains of streets, houses and villas excavated that visitors can admire.

    120 minutes here · Admission included

11. The luxurious house with sea view terrace belonged to Q. Granius Verus, a slave freed shortly before the destruction of Herculaneum. In the garden there are two statues of deer assaulted by a pack of dogs, from these the house takes its name

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12. Casa di Nettuno e Anfitrite

    Enchanting are the mosaics in glass paste, (very expensive for the time), with floral and hunting scenes and in a central position the mosaic with Neptune and Amphitrite, (the marine deity and his wife).

13. The skeleton house is probably the result of the aggregation of three smaller buildings, and its name derives from the discovery of human remains in a second-floor room in 1831.

    Admission included

14. The Sacellum of the Augustales was built near the forum when Emperor Augustus was still alive and in power. It is a building with a quadrangular plan that preserves the splendid frescoes that represent Hercules entering the Olympus in the company of Jupiter, Juno, Minerva and Hercules against Achelous. The janitor’s skeleton was found in his room lying on the bed.

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15. The house of the Hotel is a house of roman times, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of Herculaneum. The house of the Hotel is located on the edge of the hill, in a panoramic position, with its two thousand hundred and fifty square meters is the largest house of Herculaneum so far discovered and is also the only one of the city to own a spa district was for these reasons considered at first to be a hotel.

Where it starts and ends

Options you can book

• Shared Tour from Sorrento

  Services Included:: Round trip transfer from from Sorrento Guide full day Pompeii & Herculaneum entrance fee Light Lunch & wine tasting Shared Tour Duration: 9 hours Light Lunch & wine tasting Departure from Sorrento: Meeting point at 08:00 a.m. by the BAR KONTATTO - Corso Italia n. 257 Sorrento Minibus up to 29 people Starting point: Bar Kontatto, Corso Italia, 257, 80067 Sorrento NA, Italy

• Private Tour from Sorrento

  Private Tour : Pompeii & Herculaneum Private Car or Minivan Duration: 7 hours Departure from Sorrento: Pick-up from Sorrento with our professional driver and you'll meet your guide directly in Pompeii Useful Information: - Guide 2 hrs in Pompeii - Guide 1.5 hrs in Herculaneum - Lunch is not included - Entrance fees are not included Starting point: Bar Kontatto, Corso Italia, 257, 80067 Sorrento NA, Italy

• Group Tour from Sorrento

  Included Services: : Live commentary on board Entrance ticket to Pompeii site Entrance ticket to Herculaneum site Shared Tour Duration: 8 hours Lunch in a local restaurant Useful info:: Earphones for groups larger than 10 participants Minibus: Round-trip transfer hotel/meeting point See you at 08:15 am c/o Achille Lauro Parking, close Info Point area Starting point: Parcheggio Comunale Achille Lauro, Via Correale, 25, 80067 Sorrento NA, Italy

• Shared Tour from Naples

  Services Included:: Round trip transfer from from Naples Guide full day Pompeii & Herculaneum entrance fee Lunch Bottled water Shared Tour Duration: 8 hours Departure from Naples: Meeting point at 08:30 a.m. by the Starhotels Terminus, Piazza Garibaldi 91 Bus/Minibus Starting point: Starhotels Terminus, P.za Giuseppe Garibaldi, 91, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy

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Every day

Group size

Up to 15 travelers per booking

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Know before you go

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The duration and times of the itinerary may vary due to local traffic conditions or other circumstances
• The tour may be operated by a multilingual guide
• Wear comfortable shoes, sunglasses and sunscreen in the summer.

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