The Archaeological Sites – Herculaneum, Mt. Vesuvius & Pompeii.

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Tour Option designed for all the guests who wish to fully enjoy the amazing Mediterranean historical treasures.

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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Sorrento, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips



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Tour Option designed for all the guests who wish to fully enjoy the amazing Mediterranean historical treasures.

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Stop At: Pompeii Archaeological Park, Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri), 80045 Pompeii Italy

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, Pompeii undoubtedly tells a fascinating chapter in the history of Ancient Rome. Here time stopped in 79 CE, when the eruption of the nearby volcano Vesuvius covered the city, the buildings, the streets and its inhabitants.

Discover how people lived in ancient Rome in the first century and visit the monumental buildings and houses where you can still admire the walls decorated with incredible mosaics and paintings. You can also visit the forum, the center of political and social life in the city, and where plaster casts of the victims are exposed along with everyday objects.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Parco Acheologico di Ercolano, Corso Resina, 187, 80056 Ercolano Italy

Herculaneum is considered by many to be a better preserved example of first-century life. See houses with their upper floors intact, the monumental basilica, the large spa complex and the gym.

The perfectly conserved wood and bronze parts, as well as various styles of Vesuvian painting, provide an excellent view of ancient life.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Vesuvius National Park, Via Palazzo del Principe, 80044 Ottaviano Italy

You’ll be taken to the top of Mount Vesuvius through a National Park of unusual beauty. Pine forests and lush woods, brooms by the bright yellow flowers and an uncanny volcanic landscape.

Visit the evocative crater, 1200 mt. high, from which you can see the Gulf of Naples stretching from Capo Miseno to the tip of Campanella.

Duration: 2 hours



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