Skip the line Pompeii Guided Tour from Sorrento

The eruption of the volcano in 79 AD destroyed and buried Pompeii but, after the catastrophe, its ruins were
found almost perfectly preserved under layers of volcanic ash. In fact, thousands of years later, you can still
explore the ghostly streets and enter inside houses, public buildings and restaurants. During the tour, together
with our licensed guides, you will get a vivid picture of life in the last days before the eruption. Departure from
Sorrento, approximately 8:00 am, direction Pompeii archaeological excavations, guided tour of approximately 2 hours and return to Sorrento.

● Half-day tour to Pompeii from Sorrento
● Visit the excavated ruins of an ancient city buried by volcanic ash
● Learn the history of Pompeii and its discovery from a licensed guide
● See the well-preserved remnants of homes, baths, bakeries, frescoes, and more ● Hear about the fateful eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that destroyed the city
●Includes round-trip transportation by bus

Sorrento will be your starting point! Departure from Sorrento in Lauro Square by our meeting point – “Bar Kontatto” at Corso Italia, 257

The ruins of Pompeii are a vast archaeological site in the southern Campania region, near the coast of the Gulf of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The preserved site features remains of excavated streets and houses that visitors can freely explore.

The Civil Forum represents the center of the daily life of the city, all the main public buildings for the administration of the city and justice, for the management of business, for commercial activities, such as markets, overlook it, in addition to the main places of city worship.

The Temple of Jupiter dominates the northern side of the Forum, and Vesuvius rises spectacularly behind it. With the deduction of the colony (80 BC) the temple was the subject of a radical renovation and became a real Capitolium, with the three cult statues of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, which imitated those of the Capitolium in Rome, placed on a high base, so as to make them visible to those passing through the Forum square.

The Macellum consists of a tuff quadriporticus with a hall for worship in an elevated position on the eastern side, in line with the entrance. The Macellum of Pompeii was nothing more than the city market where people could buy food. Located north-east of the Forum, the complex had to remain out of the way from the square so as not to create too much crowding, given the high number of people who certainly frequented it.
The walls of the porticoes were decorated with scenes from daily life, such as selling fish and poultry, and mythological subjects.

Via dell’Abbondanza is one of the main streets of the ancient city of Pompeii, in Campania, which connected the Forum with the Amphitheatre.

The Stabian Baths were built at different times. The initial phase of construction dates back to the 4th BC. (the gym with the trapezoid base). The main entrance by via dell’Abbondanza leads to a large courtyard. 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 heating was guaranteed by a piping system in the walls and double floors that circulated the hot air coming from the furnaces and from mobile braziers. The women’s quarters, close to the men’s quarters, was split the same way in the apodyterium, tepidarium and calidarium. However, all were smaller and had no rich decorations as the men’s quarters.) The baths that we can admire today were built in the 2nd century BC, a period in which Pompeii underwent a major building renovation. In the spa not only did people bathe, but they also discussed politics, battles, trials, women… it was the city living room where the events of the day were discussed.

The brothel of Pompeii, with its erotic paintings, is one of the best-known buildings of the excavations and had the function of a brothel. The prostitutes in the brothel were mostly Greek and Oriental slaves. The building has two floors. The homes of the owner and the slaves are at the top and there are five rooms at the bottom, all fitted with a built-in bed. The brothel is named from lupa, a Latin word meaning ‘prostitute’.

The Large Theatre was built around the middle of the 2nd century BC and significantly restored according to the Roman stlye. In the theatre they represented comedies and tragedies of Greek-Roman tradition. The theatre was the first large public building completely freed from the deposits of the eruption.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• This tour/activity will have a maximum of 29 travelers
• From November 1st to March 31st only private

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• Headsets to hear the guide clearly
• Entrance to Pompeii
• Authorized guide in Italian/English
• 30 seater bus
• Meeting point by the Bar Kontatto in Sorrento

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