Pozzuoli Ancient Roman City Guided Tour

Discover Pozzuoli, the ancient Roman city of Campi Flegrei, on a guided tour that will take you to explore the majestic Flavian Amphitheatre, the third largest in Italy. Visit the fascinating catacombs and dungeons where gladiators and beasts prepared for combat. Stroll through the Rione Terra to admire the remains of the city buried by the eruption of 1538, walking through history and legends. Finally, visit the Macellum, symbol of the city, with its columns marked by bradyseism. An unmissable experience for lovers of history and archaeology, lasting about 4 hours.
- Visit the Flavian Amphitheatre and its underground
- Explore Rione Terra and its millennial history
- Admire the Macellum, Temple of Serapis
- Duration of the tour: about 4 hours, with expert Guide included

Meeting Point

Pozzuoli Solfatara

80078 Pozzuoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

The meeting point is the area outside the train station called "Pozzuoli Solfatara", our guide will have Badges logo of our company.

What's included:

• Site entry

What to expect:

Duration: 4 hours

Flavian Amphitheater

Corso Nicola Terracciano 75, , Pozzuoli, 80078

Enter one of the most impressive amphitheaters of the Roman Empire, second in size only to the Colosseum and the Capua amphitheater. The Flavian Amphitheatre of Pozzuoli, built in the first century AD.C., will welcome you with his silent majesty, telling you stories of shows, gladiators, mystery cults and imperial power.
We will descend into the impressive perfectly preserved dungeons, where even today you can observe the mechanisms that raised the beasts in the arena and the paths of the fighters before their entry on stage. An exciting journey through light, shadow and volcanic stone.

The Guide will take you through the steps, arena, galleries and hidden environments, explaining the central role Puteoli had in the economy and culture of ancient Rome.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Rione Terra

Pozzuoli, 80078

An underground journey into the soul of the ancient city
Discover the millenary heart of Pozzuoli through a fascinating journey in the Rione Terra, the ancient acropolis of the city, suspended between Roman history, early Christianity and urban rebirth.

Accompanied DA an expert Guide, you will enter the basement of a village that houses, under the foundations of seventeenth-century palaces, a real underground Roman city: paved streets, tabernae, domus and perfectly preserved spas. An exciting itinerary that tells over two thousand years of history in a few meters of depth.

In addition to the archaeological route, you will also admire the imposing Cathedral of St. Proculus, housed inside the Temple of Augustus, where pagan and Christian sacredness blend into one, extraordinary architecture.

1 hour, 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Tempio Di Serapide

Via Antonio Maria Gaspare-chini, Pozzuoli

The Roman Point of Sale that defies time and volcanoes
In the beating heart of Pozzuoli stands one of the most iconic monuments of Roman archaeology: the so-called Temple of Serapis, actually a grandiose macellum (Public Point of Sale) of the ancient Puteoli, the most important port city of the Empire after Ostia.

The site stands out not only for its architectural grandeur but also for the unique role it played in discovering the Superstar of bradyseism: the three famous marble columns, visibly corroded DA marine molluscs, testify to the continuous vertical movements of the soil in the Phlegrean area over the centuries.

Accompanied DA an expert Guide, you will visit this incredible commercial space dating back to the 1st–2nd century AD.C., with its central courtyard, porticos, shops, and the small temple dedicated to Serapis, an oriental deity introduced to Rome during Hellenism.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Pozzuoli

Pozzuoli

After the guided tour of the main archaeological sites, enjoy a moment of freedom to explore Pozzuoli at your own pace. The old town, overlooking the Gulf of Naples, is a perfect combination of Roman antiquity, sea life and Neapolitan tradition.
You can walk along the seafront of Via Napoli, admire the port, enjoy a coffee overlooking the sea or browse the local shops and shops. For those who want to learn more, it will be possible to visit the Temple of Serapis, make a stop in the alleys of the Rione Terra or enjoy a typical lunch in one of the many trattorias with Phlegrean cuisine, based on fresh fish and local wines.

1 hour