Do you want to visit the Archaeological Ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum while taking advantage of free admission?
On April 25, June 2 and November 4 you can do so without having to wait for the first Sunday of the month, which establishes free admission in all museums and archaeological parks in Italy.
So these additional free openings are in addition to the usual Sundays at the museum, offering an extra opportunity to visit and learn about Italy’s cultural heritage.
But pay attention to these details!!!
Free days in Pompeii
In Pompeii since April 1, a daily admission limit of 20,000 people divided into time slots came into effect as follows: Free days in Pompeii
- From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. a maximum of 15,000 admissions (divided into 12,000 for Pompeii express and 3,000 for Pompeii +)
- From 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. a maximum of 5,000 admissions (divided into 3,000 for Pompeii express and 2,000 for Pompeii +).
In addition to time slots and the entry limit, the named ticket also went into effect in November. Therefore, the name of each individual visitor must be affixed to each ticket. This is creating considerable inconvenience, especially endless queues that will become longer and longer as summer and busier periods approach.
In order to avoid hours and hours in line and especially closed ticket offices due to the fact that you have reached the maximum entrance limit to the Pompeii site, I recommend that you buy your tickets online.
The official site is Ticketone, but I recommend that you buy them well in advance of your visit, because online tickets end immediately and you will then be forced to buy them at the ticket office, standing in line for hours .
If you can’t find them available online, I recommend that you anticipate your visit to opening time (9:00 a.m.); early in the morning the lines are shorter than later in the day.
And if you want to take advantage of free admission to learn about the life of Pompeii’s inhabitants, the history of this ancient city, and many little trivia and anecdotes about Pompeii book your guided tour now by clicking on the following link:
One more opportunity to enrich your cultural background and discover a city rich in history.
Free days Herculaneum
For Herculaneum, however, the matter is different; free tickets can only be made at the site’s ticket office and cannot be purchased online.
You can also choose to visit Herculaneum with the assistance of knowledgeable and experienced guides, who will be able to help you grasp the difference of these two similar cities, united by the same tragedy, but also very different.
