tour is available everyday
contact us to arrange the time of the tour
airports, railway station, ports and hotels all through Italy.
approximately 2 hours
Tip
Pompeii entrance fees: €16 per person
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS
Pompeii opening hours:
from April 1 to October 31 from 9 am to 9 pm
from November 1 to March 31 from 9 am to 5 pm
closing days, December 25 – January 1 – May 1
The Pompeii Private Walking Tour takes you in the worldwide known archeological site located on the outer area of the provice of Naples. Don’t miss the chance to enjoy the culture and the history of this amazing place thanks to our knowledgeable tour guide that will take you for a stroll in the streets of this ancient city just like the Romans did more than 2000 years ago.
During this two hours tour you will understand the way of life of Pompeii but most importantly you will see the effects that the eruption of 79 A.D. of mount Vesuvius had on the city. The city remained “dormant” for centuries, preserved under the crystallized ash remained by the Vesuvius until its rediscovery in 1599 and subsequent excavations that started in 1748 and ever since the site has become one of the most important attractions of the area of Naples.
The tour starts in Porta Marina Superiore and from there here you will have easy access to the numerous points of interest of the city, such as the suburban baths, the temple of Apollo, the forum, the temple of Jupiter the granary with the casts of the victims of the eruptions, the house of the tragic poet, the thermopolium, the house of the Faun, the bakery of Popidio Prisco, house of the wounded bear, the Stabian baths, the Lupanare, the ancient brothel, the building of Eumachia, the temple of Vespasiano, the Macellum, the basilic, the temple of Venus and much more!
It is almost ironic how thanks to such a devastating event like the eruption of mount Vesuvius in 79 D.C., today we have the possibility to visit one of the most fascinating locations in the world.
Once in the ruins you really have the sensation to be transported nearly two millennia back in history, the city has been almost perfectly preserved by the layers of crystallized ashes remained by the Vesuvius, to the point that you will even see the casts of the citizens of Pompeii frozen in time in the last moments of their lives. The many frescos, most of which are still very well preserved, will gradually tell you the story of this ancient city.
You will learn about the way of the people that lived there, you will get to know the names and the lives of notorius inhabitants of the city, you will see with your eyes what where the customs, the virtues and the vices of a community that on the fatal day of August the 24th, 79 AD., met their end by the eruption of mount Vesuvius, which with very little warning wiped the population of this bustling and flourishing city.
