Pompeii and Herculaneum Small Group Tour with an Archaeologist

Overview

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.

Itinerary

1. Basilica

   Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.

   · 15 min

2. Foro de Pompeya

   Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.

   · 10 min

3. Via dell’Abbondanza

   Walk through the main street of Pompeii.

   · Non-stop passage

4. 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.

   · 15 min

5. 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.

   · 15 min

6. 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.

   · 15 min

7. Lupanar

   Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.

   · 15 min

8. Maison du faune

   The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.

   · 15 min

9. Odeon - Teatro Piccolo

   Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.

   · 15 min

10. Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii

    · 15 min

11. Archaeological Park of Herculaneum

    After the visit of Pompeii, continue to Herculaneum together with your archaeologist guide, following the transportation method included in your selected option: From Naples, Sorrento, or Rome: travel with the guide by modern minibus directly to the Herculaneum archaeological site. From Pompeii: reach Herculaneum with your guide using the included Circumvesuviana train ticket (about 30 minutes + 10-minute walk). A quick lunch break is available before the transfer (own expense). Arrival in Herculaneum: Upon arrival, the guide leads the group directly to the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins. You may access it as follows: By minibus (Naples, Sorrento, Rome options): direct drop-off near the entrance. By train (Pompeii option): a short 10-minute walk from Ercolano Scavi station.

    · 1 h· Admission included

12. The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.

    · 10 min

13. 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 min

14. 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 min

15. 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 min

16. It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.

    · 10 min

17. 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 min

18. 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 min

19. 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 min

20. 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 min

21. 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 min

22. 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 min

How to use your ticket

Ticket to be presented at the departure point

Please follow the meeting instruction depending the chosen tour option. POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM WALKING TOUR FROM POMPEII Entrance of Pompeii Ruins PORTA MARINA INFERIORE in Piazza Esedra POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM WITH TRANSPORTATION FROM NAPLES Outside Starhotels Terminus, opposite Naples Central Station POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM WITH TRANSPORTATION FROM SORRENTO Near the fountain of PIAZZA ANGELINA LAURO, Sorrento

Meeting and end point

What to know before you go

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Herculaneum ruins' entry tickets: 16 euros (adult) 2 euros (EU citizens 18-25 y.o.); Pompeii ruins' entry tickets: 20 euros (adult)
• Not recommended for visitors in wheelchairs
• Not recommended for visually impaired guests unless accompanied by a dedicated personal assistant

Travelers

Cancellation policy

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

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

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