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This tour consists of a marvelous walk in the company of a competent archaeologist and professional guide through the ancient Roman cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii, buried by the ashes of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Relax in comfortable transportation in a private minivan.
A visit to Herculaneum offers a unique experience; although smaller than Pompeii, it is much better preserved. Buried under 20 meters of mud, it still retains second stories, carbonized wooden objects, intact paintings, and mosaics. With our guide's detailed explanations, the city will come to life before your eyes.
Pompeii, on the other hand, provides a more extensive exploration. Walking through its streets, you will feel as though the town is still alive. Your guide will share the fascinating history of the city and illustrate how the Romans lived, leading you to the most significant public buildings and private houses.
Itinerary may be subject to change
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Pick at the cruise port , train station, airport, or at your accommodation in Naples, Salerno, Sorrento or Amalfi Coast.
Itinerary
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1
Pick up at your accommodation in Naples, Salerno, Sorrento or Amalfi Coast. Start your tour meeting your tour guide at the ticket office of Herculaneum ruins
1 hour • Admission ticket not included -
2
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo
M. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4College of the Augustales
It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Central 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 free -
6
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 free -
7House 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.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8
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.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10Casa 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.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11Casa 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 free -
12House 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. Drop off at your accommodation in Naples, Salerno, Sorrento or Amalfi Coast.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free -
13Pompeii Archaeological Park
Free time to have lunch on your own, then continue your tour visiting Pompeii Ruins
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
14Lupanar
Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
15Foro de Pompeya
Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Via dell’Abbondanza (Pass by)
Walk through the main street of Pompeii
Admission ticket free -
16
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.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
17Basilica
Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
18Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)
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
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
19
The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
20
The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
21
Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Odeon - Teatro Piccolo (Pass by)
Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Suggested comfortable shoes.
- In the summer NO flip flops.
- Best to bring sunglasses, sunscreen and water.
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Additional info
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Suggested comfortable shoes.
- In the summer NO flip flops.
- Best to bring sunglasses, sunscreen and water.
- Lunch stop in between Herculaneum and Pompeii (not obliged to stop)
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Cancellation Policy
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.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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