Embark on a captivating tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum, ancient cities frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Explore ruins, witness plaster casts, and discover the secrets of these archaeological wonders with an expert archaeologist.
Embark on a captivating tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum, ancient cities frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Explore ruins, witness plaster casts, and discover the secrets of these archaeological wonders with an expert archaeologist.
- Basilica - Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
- Forum - Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
- Via dell’Abbondanza - Walk through the main street of Pompeii.
- House of Menander - The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in…
- Basilica - Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
- Forum - Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
- Via dell’Abbondanza - Walk through the main street of Pompeii.
- House of Menander - The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.
- Granaries of the Forum - 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.
- Stabian 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.
- Lupanar - Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.
- House of the Faun - The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
- Odeon - Teatro Piccolo - Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.
- Teatro Grande - Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
- Archaeological Park of Herculaneum - 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)
- House of the Deer - The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
- La 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.
- College 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).
- Casa del Rilievo di Telefo - 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.
- Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno - It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
- House 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.
- Central 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.
- House of the Black Salon - 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.
- Casa 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.
- Casa 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.
- House 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.
- Guidance at Pompeii and Herculaneum by Archaeologist guide
- Circumvesuviana one-way train ticket from Pompeii to Herculaneum
- Herculaneum skip the line ticket
- Pompeii admission fee
- Guidance at Pompeii and Herculaneum by Archaeologist guide
- Circumvesuviana one-way train ticket from Pompeii to Herculaneum
- Herculaneum skip the line ticket
- Pompeii admission fee
- Pick up and drop off service
- Meals and drinks
- Pick up and drop off service
- Meals and drinks
This experience combines the two archaeological sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, famous for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius happened in 79 AD. Join the guide at the entrance of Pompeii ruins called Porta Marina Inferiore, where the tour starts. Discover the site and its best highlights with the assistance of an expert Archaeologist. You will see the…
This experience combines the two archaeological sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, famous for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius happened in 79 AD. Join the guide at the entrance of Pompeii ruins called Porta Marina Inferiore, where the tour starts. Discover the site and its best highlights with the assistance of an expert Archaeologist. You will see the Forum – the main square – the most important houses and buildings and the famous plaster casts. After the tour take a quick break, then reach the site of Herculaneum by the local metro line called Circumvesuviana at a few steps from Pompeii entrance. End your tour with the site of Herculaneum, smaller than Pompeii but better preserved: visit the beach where more than 300 skeletons were found.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.