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Pompeii and Herculaneum are among the world’s most important Roman archaeological sites, but the ruins can be hard to interpret to the untrained eye. With this tour, we will take a deep dive into ancient history by visiting both sites with an archaeologist guide. Learn about the history and architecture of these two cities buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, taking in the highlights in just a few hours.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Meet your guide at the left side of Pompeii entrance named Porta Marina INFERIORE close to the ''Arte bus'' stop.
ending in Herculaneum ruins
Itinerary
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1Pompeii Archaeological Park
Meet the guide at the main entrance of the archaeological site called "Porta Marina Superiore". The guide will be holding a sign with our company's name "Askos Tours" on the top.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
2Basilica
Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
3Foro de Pompeya
Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
Via dell’Abbondanza (Pass by)
Walk through the main street of Pompeii.
Admission ticket free -
4Casa del Menandro
The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
5Granai del Foro
In the granary you will see marble tables and baths for fountains that adorned the entrances of houses and some casts of victims of the eruption as well as that of a dog and a tree.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
6Terme del Foro
These occupy a vast area between the Brothel lane, the Holconius crossroads and the Via Stabiana. They represent the oldest thermal complex in the city.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
Lupanar (Pass by)
The most famous brothel in the Pompeii Roman city of Pompeii
Admission ticket free -
7Casa del Fauno
The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
Odeon - Teatro Piccolo (Pass by)
Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.
Admission ticket free -
8Teatro Grande
Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
15 minutes • Admission ticket included -
9Parco Acheologico di Ercolano
Parco Acheologico di Ercolano, Corso Resina, 80056 Ercolano Italy Transfer by train to Herculaneum (30 minutes trip + 10 minutes walk) and quick lunch break if required. Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins. You can get there as follows: - By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place) - By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)
1 hour • Admission ticket not included -
10Casa dei Cervi
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
11La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
12College of the Augustales
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
13
The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
14Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
15House of the Skeleton
The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
16Central Thermae
The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
17
The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum's more luxurious mansions. The house has a monumental entrance which still retains the carbonised remains of the doorposts and lintel.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
18Casa Sannitica
The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
19Casa del Bel Cortile
This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
20House of the Grand Portal
Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.
10 minutes • Admission ticket 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
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Cancellation Policy
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- 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.
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