Pompei and Vesuvius | Tours

(duration of this tour: 10 hours)

This tour will start with us picking you up at your hotel and than having a lovely drive down from the region of Lazio into Campania passing many beautiful areas of Italy. We will be able to see the alluring Apennini Mountain range, and the monastery of Cassino where the decisive battle of World War II took place. From here the spectacular volcano of Mount Vesuvius will appear into view.

POMPEI

Entering into the mystical city of Pompeii is like taking a step back into time. This extraordinary place was frozen in time when the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius took place in 79 A.D. This city was the playground for wealthy Romans and rich merchants alike. Because of its disastrous end, you can feel a part of Roman life walking through its streets.

Here is a place where you can experience firsthand how the people in ancient times lived and played. You will be able to walk through houses seeing mosaic floors and paintings on the wall still in their original state, as well as brothels with the most detailed fresco painting on the walls. You can visit the bakery and look at the way the grain was ground down and baked to produce bread stopping by the forum to have a chat with some friends on your way to one of the bathhouses.

After a good clean you might want to check out the theaters to see if there is a good show on. Along the way you might run into some of the local Pompeians who you can still grasp at in their plaster casts. This is one of the most amazing experiences you will have. There is no place in the world like it.

MOUNT VESUVIUS

Mount Vesuvius has become one of the most well know volcanoes due to its tragic and ruinous eruption of 79 A.D. that destroyed Pompei and many other prosperous Roman towns. This volcano lulls one into a deceptive tranquility due to its beautiful setting on the coast of the Bay of Naples, about 9 kilometers(six miles) east of Naples proper and a short distance from the sea. It has a stunning view of the surrounding landscape but don’t make too much noise or you might wake the mighty beast who lies dormant waiting to resurrect at any moment!