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Step into the past and discover Pompeii through its hidden corners and timeless stories. This immersive walking tour takes you beyond the crowded paths, revealing the soul of an ancient Roman city frozen in time.
Your Archaeological Guided Tour starts from Porta Marina with the imposing Mount Vesuvius watching over us, we’ll explore Pompeii’s political and social heart: the Basilica, the Forum and its bustling market, and the city’s most important temples. Strolling along the Decumanus Maximus, you’ll follow the footsteps of ancient citizens as daily life unfolds before your eyes.
We’ll enter elegant private houses, wander through shops and Roman taverns, and pause before the haunting plaster casts of the victims. The journey continues through the Theatre and the Gladiators’ Barracks, where echoes of spectacle and power still linger.
PLEASE NOTE: This tour is led for years by professional guides expert in archaeology and ancient architecture/art.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
The guide will be waiting for guests at Porta Marina Superiore Pompeii Gates in front of "HORTUS BAR" with a sign "POMPEI VIP". The meeting point is 50mt from the train station "Pompei Scavi - Villa dei Misteri
Itinerary
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1Pompeii Archaeological Park
Porta Marina Superiore: the guide will be waiting for you outside the archaeological park with the sign “Pompeii Vip”. It forms the western entrance to the city and the name "Marina" comes from the fact that the outgoing road led to the sea.
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
2Tempio di Venere
Temple of Venus: temple dedicated to Venus, patron goddess of Pompeii
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
3Basilica
Basilica: was the most lavish building in the Forum, and served as a space for the management of business and the administration of justice
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
4Temple of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo: it is among the oldest of Pompeii's places of worship, built at a strategic point along the street that led up from Porta Marina to the public heart of the city
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
5Foro de Pompeya
Forum - Main Square: it represents the center of the city's daily life
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
6Tempio di Giove Capitolino
The Temple of Jupiter: it dominates the northern side of the Forum, and behind it rises scenically Vesuvius
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
7Macellum
Macellum: it was a monumental building used for the sale of food and daily consumer products. Here is possible to see some Plaster Casts - BODIES (the archaeological method to find the ancient bodies as they were at the moment of the eruption)
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
8Terme del Foro
Forum Baths: they are one of the best-preserved elements of the city. Female and male parts had separate entrances.
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
9Termopolio di Vetuzio Placido
Thermopolium: it was an old diner, a place of refreshment for the inhabitants
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
10Casa del Fauno
House of the Faun: This is one of the largest houses in Pompeii; the sidewalk bears the welcome inscription (HAVE) in Latin; House of the Vettii:The house, among the richest and most famous in Pompeii, is placed under the protection of Priapus god of prosperity, Both are subject to seasonal openings and closings
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
11Via dell’Abbondanza
Via Dell'Abbondanza: it was the ancient main street (decumanus maximus) of ancient Pompeii
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
12Teatro Grande
Theater: Comedies and tragedies in the Greco-Roman tradition were performed in the theater
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tickets for Pompei Archaeological Park are not included in this price. Once on the spot you can buy them with our help.
- The Viator ticket it's not the entry ticket for Pompeii archaeological site but the ticket to join the tour. Entry ticket needs to be bought on the site.
- We provide a link where you can purchase a skip the line ticket safety and fast
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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