Guided Tours of Pompeii Excavations Historical and Cultural Itineraries

5.0 (100 reviews) Pompeii, Italy
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Duration4h 10m
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesItalian
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers

Overview

The guided tour lasts four hours. The splendid Villa dei Misteri, with the famous Dionysian fresco, is included in the itinerary.
The itinerary is presented through a historiographical and cultural interpretation. You can admire the Domus Pompeiana, the large state house, notable for the richness of its frescoes and splendid mosaics. The Dionysian and Isiac Mystery cults. The daily life of the ancient Hellenistic city, the "Most Living Among the Dead Cities".
Pompeii certainly represents a cultural complex that affects the consistency of the entire Mediterranean, when the "Mare Nostro" was a sea that united and did not divide.
Pompeii is not a Greek city, nor even a Roman one, but a Hellenistic one. That is to say a large commercial and industrial center that had relations with Asia Minor, with India and with Persia, the whole world preserves Pompeii, it is because the eruption was experienced as a divine punishment with the latest writings " SODOM AND GOMORRA"

What's included

  • Guide and assistance for the entire duration of the tour
  • Small group (maximum 15 people per guide)
  • Guide specialized in archaeology, history and philosophy
  • Snacks
  • Entrance Ticket to the Pompeii Ruins

What to expect

  1. Archaeological Park of Pompeii
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    Suburban spas: the splendid frigidarium, with a nymphaeum in glass paste, of polychrome and glazed tiles, and the swimming pool frescoed with Nilotic subjects.
  2. Tempio di Venere
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    The place of the Imperial cult and Goddess of sailors. The temple of Venus occupies a terrace that dominates the entire surrounding landscape. An impressive bronze statue depicting Daedalus by the great Polish artist Igor Mitoraj.
  3. Pompei La Basilica
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    The great Tribunal of Pompeii. The Basilica of Pompeii has three naves and anticipates the typology of the Christian basilica. It is the largest public building in Pompeii. A monument of extraordinary architectural grandeur.
  4. Temple of Apollo
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    Ethical and prophetic worship. The Temple of Apollo is a magnificent building of Greek design. Its architectural and plastic configuration is stupendous. The two bronze statues representing Apollo and Diana dominate.
  5. Foro de Pompeya
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    Commercial, administrative and religious center of the city. The Forum of Pompeii is an urban complex of majestic grandeur. It is dominated by the grandiose Temple of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva.
  6. Terme del Foro
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    Wellness center and SPA of the ancient community of Pompeii.
    In this perfectly preserved thermal complex, the tepidarium, with its splendid Neronian school stuccoes, and the grandiose alabaster labrum in the calidarium., of Egyptian origin, excel.
  7. Casa del Fauno
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    The largest in all of Pompeii, a palace house from the Hellenistic era. In this house you can admire an excellent copy of one of the most famous mosaics of the Roman world, the Battle of Issus in 333 BC, between Alexander the Great against Darius III of Persia.
  8. Casa dei Vettii
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    Splendid frescoes of the fourth Pompeian style. In this house you can admire the famous Priapus, of the Neronian school. The majestic Hall is splendid, with a rich production of Cupids intent on working activities. The grandest pictorial cycle of the Neronian school in all of Pompeii. The mythological paintings are grandiose, including Daedalus and the Minotaur.
  9. Casa degli Amorini Dorati
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    Perfectly preserved Pompeian domus with its Rhodian peristyle. In this Domus, the obsidian mirrors are splendid. Of notable interest and beauty are the Shrine, dedicated to the cult of Isis, and the Lararium, the protector gods of the House. The frescoes dedicated to the Trojan War are magnificent.
  10. Villa dei Misteri
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    Famous Dionysian fresco, from the first century BC, unique in the world for its state of conservation.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Entrance to the Porta Marina Superiore excavations

End point

Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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

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