Pompeii and Villa of the Mysteries: Discover Ancient Secrets with a Local Guide

Uncover the ancient secrets of Pompeii and the Villa of the Mysteries with a knowledgeable local guide. Explore the ruins and discover the fascinating history of this once-thriving empire.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - A certified local guide from Pompeii will escort you on an enthralling journey through the remnants of a once bustling city of nearly 20,000 citizens, which was entirely engulfed by 30 feet of ash from a volcanic eruption.
    You will explore the public baths, residential buildings, theaters, and gladiatorial arenas for…
What's Included
  • Licensed tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Pompeii entrance fee (22,00 Euros per person)
Additional Information

Meet the guide near the train station of Pompeii or at the entrance of the archaeological site to embark on an amazing journey into history! A private, local, licensed Pompeii guide will lead a captivating tour through this once-bustling empire of nearly 20,000 residents, which was entirely buried under 30 feet of volcanic ash. The tour includes visits…

Location
Coffee Shop Vittoria
Via Mare
Coffe shop Vittoria, nearby Pompeii site entrance: Porta Marina INFERIORE
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Melissa_k
Mar 14, 2025
Amazing Tour, very moving experience - We had an amazing tour of Pompeii! Hugo was our private tour guide and he was incredibly knowledgeable about the history and culture of Pompeii. He was able to give us a complete personalized tour with full details of everything he showed us. The city is incredible and so surreal to stand where the people of Pompeii were living and socializing daily over 2000 years ago! It was moving to see how the city was frozen in time when mount Vesuvius erupted with little to no warning or at least the Pompeiian people were not privy to. You could see and feel the pain of their last moments. It was incredibly moving. The villa of the mysteries was really something! The life they lived was very interesting. Overall the civilization of Pompeii was not very different from modern day civilizations. They were incredibly well established and were very innovative despite not having “modern technology”. We were able to see the newly excavated area that is being uncovered by archaeologists since the pandemic shutdown. It is amazing how well things were preserved under the ash of the volcano.
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Nathalie
Jan 29, 2025
Incroyable - An exceptional visit, enriching exciting, thank you very much to Roberta for making us discover Pompei
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Excursion299251
Aug 8, 2024
Great tour of Pompeii. - My daughter and I had a fantastic tour with Ornella. She was knowledgeable, clearly set the tune on the tone for the two of us. Ornella was clearly interested and enthusiastic both about the historical subject matter, as well as providing a quality service as a guide. She also nicely tolerated our tardiness because of transportation issues and facilitated buying tickets with no fuss. Truly appreciated the tour.
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G7822msannec
May 7, 2024
A very worthwhile extra to add to your visit to Pompeii - The Villa of Mysteries - additional Eur8 charge. Well worth it. This site is just outside of Pompeii proper which you can reach via the necropolis - street of tombs. The art-work here is exceptional because of the life sized figures. It reminds me so much of early Renaissance Art by Masaccio / Masolino in Florence - Cappella Brancacci. The board describes the scene vignettes to help explain what is being depicited.
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Marcosj5708un
Sep 10, 2023
Straordinario / Extraordinary - Straordinaria la location, Pompei e'incredibile. Ma non sarebbe stata cosi incredibile senza la guida e il racconto di Ornella la nostra guida. Chiara, precisa e appassionata, e'stata capace di appassionare noi e i nostri bambini. No words to describe this experience, Pompei is gorgeous. But this experience has been so extraordinaty also thanks to Ornella, our guide. Passionate with an incredible know how on history and details, she has been able to involven even our kids.
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