The eruption in AD 79 spelled a fiery end for Pompeii, but after the catastrophe the ruins are almost perfectly preserved under layers of Volcanic ash. Thousands of years later, you can still explore the eerie streets and step inside homes, bathhouses, and restaurants places with our authorized guided tour and head for a leisurely tour around the city which paints a vivid picture of life in final days before the eruption. Our tour was created to have a unique memory and discover the ancient city of Pompeii and its hidden treasures, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
• Explore the ruins of Pompeii with an authorized local guide
• Semi-private and air-conditioned buses
• Entrance fee in Pompeii
• Wine tasting and light lunch
The tour starts from Sorrento by our meeting point: Bar Kontatto - Corso Italia n. 257 (Sorrento)
Departure from Sorrento in Lauro Square by our meeting point - "Bar Kontatto" at Corso Italia, 257 Sorrento will be your starting point!
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.
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.
The Temple of Jupiter dominates the northern side of the Forum. 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.
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.
Via dell'Abbondanza is one of the main streets of the ancient city of Pompeii, in Campania, which connected the Forum with the Amphitheatre.
The Stabian Baths are an ancient Roman bathing complex in Pompeii, Italy, the oldest and the largest of the five public baths in the city.
The brothel of Pompeii, with its erotic paintings. The prostitutes in the brothel were mostly Greek and Oriental slaves.
In the Large 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.
Sorrentino Vini was founded in 1990 by the passion of Paolo Sorrentino. The most famous wine produced on Vesuvius is Lacryma Christi. It is the only DOC product (controlled designation of origin) produced on Vesuvius.
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