PompeiI Exclusive Tour with your Archaeologist in a Small Group
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Step into the past and discover Pompeii through its hidden corners and timeless stories. This immersive walking tour takes you beyond the crowded paths, revealing the soul of an ancient Roman city frozen in time. Your Archaeological Guided Tour starts from Porta Marina with the imposing Mount Vesuvius watching over us, we’ll explore Pompeii’s political and social heart: the Basilica, the Forum and its bustling market, and the city’s most important temples. Strolling along the Decumanus Maximus, you’ll follow the footsteps of ancient citizens as daily life unfolds before your eyes. We’ll enter elegant private houses, wander through shops and Roman taverns, and pause before the haunting plaster casts of the victims. The journey continues through the Theatre and the Gladiators’ Barracks, where echoes of spectacle and power still linger. PLEASE NOTE: This tour is led for years by professional guides expert in archaeology and ancient architecture/art.
Your experience
Stop 1
Porta Marina Superiore: the guide will be waiting for you outside the archaeological park with the sign “Pompeii Vip”. It forms the western entrance to the city and the name "Marina" comes from the fact that the outgoing road led to the sea.
Stop 2
Temple of Venus: temple dedicated to Venus, patron goddess of Pompeii
Stop 3
Basilica: was the most lavish building in the Forum, and served as a space for the management of business and the administration of justice
Stop 4
The Sanctuary of Apollo: it is among the oldest of Pompeii's places of worship, built at a strategic point along the street that led up from Porta Marina to the public heart of the city
Stop 5
Forum - Main Square: it represents the center of the city's daily life
Stop 6
The Temple of Jupiter: it dominates the northern side of the Forum, and behind it rises scenically Vesuvius
Stop 7
Macellum: it was a monumental building used for the sale of food and daily consumer products. Here is possible to see some Plaster Casts - BODIES (the archaeological method to find the ancient bodies as they were at the moment of the eruption)
Stop 8
Forum Baths: they are one of the best-preserved elements of the city. Female and male parts had separate entrances.
Stop 9
Thermopolium: it was an old diner, a place of refreshment for the inhabitants
Stop 10
House of the Faun: This is one of the largest houses in Pompeii; the sidewalk bears the welcome inscription (HAVE) in Latin; House of the Vettii:The house, among the richest and most famous in Pompeii, is placed under the protection of Priapus god of prosperity, Both are subject to seasonal openings and closings
Stop 11
Via Dell'Abbondanza: it was the ancient main street (decumanus maximus) of ancient Pompeii
Stop 12
Theater: Comedies and tragedies in the Greco-Roman tradition were performed in the theater
What’s included
- Authorized Tour Guide experts in Archaeology
- the afternoon before the tour, we will send a link to buy entrance tickets online
- Tickets are NOT included, but we provide a link for the skip the line tickets
Not included
- Admission tickets to Pompeii Park (20 euro per adult; free under 18 years old)
- Hotel pick up and drop off
Meeting and pickup
The guide will be waiting for guests at Porta Marina Superiore Pompeii Gates in front of "HORTUS BAR" with a sign "POMPEI VIP". The meeting point is 50mt from the train station "Pompei Scavi - Villa dei Misteri
Before you go
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tickets for Pompei Archaeological Park are not included in this price. Once on the spot you can buy them with our help.
- The Viator ticket it's not the entry ticket for Pompeii archaeological site but the ticket to join the tour. Entry ticket needs to be bought on the site.
- We provide a link where you can purchase a skip the line ticket safety and fast
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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