Tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Dive back into the past and visit the two ancient Roman cities swept away by the devastation of Vesuvius on 24 October 79 AD.

Pompeii and Herculaneum, the two most visited and best known archaeological sites in the world, still retain those tragic moments when the ash, lapilli and pyroclastic flows swept over them, burying everything.

Let yourself be carried away by the tales of an expert guide in archaeology who will take you on a discovery of the habits, curiosities and life of the ancient inhabitants of Pompeii and Herculaneum before Vesuvius condemned them to death.

With the Pompeii and Herculaneum tour you can visit the main sites of the two Roman cities in little more than half a day under the guidance of an expert archaeologist. Who with his competence, professionalism and friendliness will guide you along the route to discover the two archaeological sites, guaranteeing you, with the skip-the-line ticket included in the tour for both sites, to avoid the very long queues that form at the entrance to the respective ticket offices.

The excavations of Pompeii, covering 440,000 square metres, are the largest archaeological site in the world. Because of its grandeur, if you don’t want to risk getting lost among the many streets that populate it, choose this tour that, thanks to the guidance of an archaeologist, will take you to Pompeii’s most important sites in two hours (here are just a few):

Pompeii’s basilica
The forum, Pompeii’s main square with Vesuvius towering behind it
Away of plenty, the main road once used by Pompeii’s inhabitants
The House of Menander, rich in frescoes and with a charming peristyle
The House of the Faun, one of Pompeii’s largest dwellingsPompeii’s granaries
The Stabian Baths, the oldest building in ancient PompeiiThe large and small theatre

At the end of the tour in Pompeii, the guide will take you to the nearby circumvesuviana station of Villa dei Misteri, where the train will take you to Herculaneum.

It takes about 30 minutes to reach Herculaneum from Pompeii by train, once you arrive at your destination, you will have to walk down Via IV Novembre for about 500 m, which will take you directly to the entrance of the excavations of Herculaneum.

Before entering the Herculaneum excavations there will be a short lunch break.

Herculaneum is considerably smaller in size than Pompeii, in almost two hours you will be able to visit almost all of it. Famous for the state of preservation of the property and houses it is one of the most popular archaeological sites after Pompeii.

Here you can see:

The house of the deer, which takes its name from a statue, found at the entrance to the garden, depicting two deer attacked by dogs
The terrace of Nonio Balbo, in which are preserved the skeletons of the inhabitants who did not manage to escape death
The college of the Augustals, one of the religious buildings and seat of the Augustal college of Herculaneum
The house of the Relief of Telefo, so called because of a high relief found in the house, which reproduces the myth of Telefo, son of Hercules.
The House of the Wooden Partition, in which the intact wood of the partition wall built between one room and another is still visible
The House of the Skeleton
The central baths
The House of the Black Salon, one of the most luxurious houses of ancient Herculaneum, in which 20 wax tablets were found.
The Samnite House, the oldest house in Herculaneum
The House of the Beautiful Courtyard, so called because of the perfectly preserved courtyard inside the structure
The House of the Great Portal

Main information about the Pompeii and Herculaneum tour

The tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum is for a maximum of 20 people and lasts approximately 6 hours.

The tour will start at Porta Marina Superiore, where your tour guide will be waiting for you at the entrance.

Included in the cost of the tour is:

The assistance of an authorised tourist guide for the entire duration of the tour.
The skip-the-line entrace ticket for Pompeii ruins and for Herculaneum ruins.
One way ticket for the circumvesuviana train

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