Pompeii: living with the volcano
Descriptions come from the operator and are translated automatically.
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Visiting the ruins of Pompeii with a guide is an unmissable experience, both for the great charm of the site, and for the help in moving and in describing the places that a professional can give, evoking the suggestions linked to the habits and customs of life daily. A time machine at your disposal to return a few days before the eruption of 79 AD.
Inclusions
What's included
- Guide service
What's not
- All Fees and Taxes
- Entrance tickets to the site.
Itinerary
We will explore the buildings, the shops, the streets of Pompeii as an inhabitant of the city just one day before the dramatic eruption of 79 AD The daily life of the citizens of the city flows in front of us like a journey back in time. We will go with the Pompeians to the theater, in the immense amphitheater where we can enjoy the acrid taste of the brutal gladiator fights. We will eat with them in the take away of the 1st century BC, or as guests in the luxurious "domus" of the richest people in society. We will read on the walls the names of the candidates for the magistrates' elections. And finally, a moment of relaxation at the spa, before going to the splendid square of the civil forum. During our exploration we will meet the Pompeians who lost their lives in those frantic hours, covered by volcanic ash, fixed in their last moments of life by the brilliant work of archaeologists.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meeting point, entrance to Porta Marina Superiore, in front of the Circumvesuviana train station.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Tickets
- Tickets are redeemed at a different location from the meeting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Michele Arpa
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Due to the particular state of the roads it is not recommended for visitors with mobility difficulties.
How it compares in Pompeii
- Its from-price is 84% below the median of the 718 experiences we list in Pompeii.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 289 of 718.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Pompeii
Pompeii is a Roman town near Naples frozen in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, with streets, villas and frescoes preserved beneath the volcano.
Pompeii was a thriving Roman town when Vesuvius buried it under ash and pumice in AD 79. Excavation, begun in the eighteenth century, has uncovered paved streets with stepping stones, shops, bakeries, bathhouses and the forum. The amphitheatre, among the oldest Roman ones to survive, and the grand House of the Faun show the range of life, and plaster casts of the dead record the final moments of some residents.
Top-ranked sights in Pompeii: Pompeii Archaeological Site, Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane), Via dell’Abbondanza.
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