Trip Excursion to Mt. Vesuvius – Pompeii + Handmade pasta class with lunch

Guilty of decimating Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79, Mt Vesuvius looms over the Bay of Naples like a beautiful, silent menace.

Stopped in their tracks by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, Pompeii offers the best look anywhere at what life in Rome must have been like around 2,000 years ago.

Learn how to make handmade pasta and enjoy a delicious lunch comfortably seated at a roof-top terrace overlooking the bay of Naples.

You will meet a licensed guide at the main gate in Pompeii, after purchasing tickets, the tour begins and you will be led by the guide through the ruins of this amazing ancient town.

This gate provides access to the west of the city and it is the most impressive among the seven gates of Pompeii.

The Civil Forum is the core of daily life of the city and is the focal point of all the main public buildings for city administration and justice, business management, and trade activities such as markets, as well as the main places of citizen worship.

This space was used to carry out business and for the administration of justice. It is accessed from the Forum through five entrances separated by tuff pillars

This was a small cook-shops where hot food was sold

It is one of the larger houses of Pompeii, covering an entire block of about 3000 sqm and, according to its original layout, it dates back to the 2nd century BC.

The house, one of the richest and most famous in Pompeii, is under the protection of Priapus, the god of prosperity, painted to the right of the door, symbolizing the economic success of the owners, the brothers Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva liberti, who became rich through trade.

The pool is found to the left, whereas a colonnade is found to the right, which leads to the men’s quarters, which are split into the apodyterium (dressing room), with the frigidarium (for cold baths), which leads to the tepidarium (for medium temperature baths) and then to the calidarium (for hot baths).

The Grand Theatre was built by exploiting the natural slope of the hill for the construction of the auditorium. The staircase was separated into three areas with corridors, which were in turn divided into five sectors, and was based on a passage with a barrel vault.

You will be taken by your driver to the Archeological Park of Herculaneum. There, you meet a licensed guide at the main gate and after purchasing tickets, your tour begins. You will be led by the guide through the ruins of this amazing ancient town.

Approximately 40 minutes drive from the highway to the point closest to trail that takes to the summit. An approximately 35 min. walk to the top of the volcano. An approximately 35 min. walk back down to the car. Approximately 40 min. drive down to the highway.

The nature trail n. 5 “Il Gran Cono” starts from the Piazzale (square) at an altitude of 1,000 metres above sea level in the municipality of Herculaneum at the end of the provincial road Ercolano-Vesuvio. At the moment, the Piazzale hosts a parking area for those who come by car.

Before starting the climb, you can visit one of the info points of the Vesuvius National Park where you can receive useful information about the protected area and buy a map.

From the Piazzale you can already enjoy a splendid view of the northern side of Mount Somma with the cognoli of Sant’Anastasia and Punta Nasone, the top of the ancient volcano which 1,132 metres high, opposite the cognoli of Ottaviano and Levante. While looking upwards, you can hold your breath and see from below what will be the ascent to the bottom edge of Sterminator Vesevo.

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Service animals allowed
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Wheelchair accessible
• Dress code is smart casual
• If passenger are on a Cruise ship, at time of booking, They must provide the following information: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
• A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

• Vehicle + Driver min#
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• Driver+Guide at the ruins
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  Not included:: Tickets to Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
  Services included in the price: Availability of a driver a Vehicle and a licensed tour guide in Pompeii. Pasta class fee.
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• Cooking class fee
• Driver
• Professional guide (if option selected)
• Tickets to Pompeii (if option selected)
• Lunch fee
• Accommodation – Port – Train station – Airport pickup and drop-off

• Tickets to Mount Vesuvius

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• Dress code is smart casual
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended

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• This Tour is Provided by A DRIVE INTO THE BLUE.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Rome.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
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• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 8 Travelers is accepted for booking.