Pompeii Archaeological Park Guided History Tour

You will have as a guide a professional who is not only an official guide but also an archaeologist with a PhD degree and an experience of over twenty years in touring and teaching history, archeology and art history , in short a person with great passion and competence in illustrating to curious tourists of all ages Pompeii, the most extraordinary Italian archaeological park, and other exceptional monuments, historical-artistic-archaeological sites, museums, art galleries, churches, palaces, castles of Naples and Campania.

Meeting Point

Pompei Scavi Villa Dei Misteri

80045 Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

Circumvesuviana exit "Pompei Scavi Villa Misteri"

What's included:

• Guided tour with guide / archaeologist in Italian or English or German

Not included:

• Food, drink, tip, entrance fee

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Foro di Pompei

Via Villa dei Misteri, 2, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

The guide will illustrate the Forum and the history of Pompeii from its origins to the dramatic eruption of 79 AD.

15 minutes

Granai del Foro

Porta Marina Superiore Via Villa dei Misteri 3, Building 7, Pompeii, 80045

The guide will illustrate the Granaries of the Forum and the finds (amphorae, sculptures, inscriptions, etc.) contained therein, in particular the plaster casts of the victims of the eruption.

10 minutes

Pompei La Basilica

Vicolo Delle Terme, 2, , Pompeii, 80045

The guide will explain the functions of the Basilica, one of the most spectacular and monumental buildings in Pompeii.

15 minutes

Temple of Apollo

Via Villa dei Misteri, 4, , Pompeii, 80045

The guide will illustrate the temple of Apollo, a building rich in original finds including sculptures, altar, fountain, inscriptions, columns and Roman sundial, an extraordinary example of ancient religious architecture.

15 minutes

Hotel Vittoria

Piazza Esedra, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

The guide will explain this ancient gateway to the city and the surrounding area.

5 minutes

Pompei Il Mosaico "cave Canem"

Vicolo Della Fullonica, , Pompeii, 80045

The guide will illustrate the famous mosaic of the Cave Canem placed at the entrance of the magnificent House of the Tragic Poet.

10 minutes

Casa del Fauno

Via Villa Dei Misteri 2, , Pompeii, 80045

The guide will illustrate the history of the largest house in Pompeii, the House of the Faun, where the most famous masterpieces of ancient art were found, the wonderful bronze sculpture of the dancing Faun and the gigantic and spectacular Mosaic of the Battle of Alexander, composed of more than a million extraordinary tiny colored tiles.

15 minutes

Thermopolium Regio VI, Insula VIII, 8

Via Delle Terme, , Pompeii, 80045

The guide will illustrate a Thermopolium, one of the best preserved examples of fast-food from antiquity, describing the social life and nutrition of the ancient Pompeians.

10 minutes

Temple of Vespasian

Via Villa Dei Misteri, Regio VII, Pompeii, 80045

The guide will illustrate the temple of Vespasian, also known as the temple of Genius Augusti, and will illustrate the importance of the Roman imperial cult.

10 minutes

Via dell’Abbondanza

Via dell_Abbondanza, Pompeii, 80045

The guide will illustrate the famous Via dell'Abbondanza, the road network as well as the urban plan of Pompeii.

10 minutes

Teatro Grande

Via Paganora 19/A, , Pompeii

The guide will illustrate the wonderful Theater District of Pompeii which includes some of the best preserved theaters of antiquity, namely the Teatro Grande and the Teatro Piccolo as well as the Quadriportico dei Teatri.

10 minutes

Doric Temple

80045 Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

The guide will illustrate the remains of the oldest temple in Pompeii, the Doric Temple as well as the so-called Triangular Forum.

5 minutes

Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)

Via Del Foro, 26, Pompeii

The guide will illustrate an extraordinary example of an ancient thermal building, the Stabian Baths of Pompeii.

10 minutes

Lupanar

Via Villa Dei Misteri 2, Approximately Two Blocks East of The Forum at The Intersection of Vico del Lupanare and Vico del Balcone Pensile, Pompeii, 80045

the guide will illustrate the most spectacular example of ancient brothel, the Lupanare, very famous for the exceptional state of conservation of the bedrooms and the erotic frescoes depicting various amorous positions.

10 minutes