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Skip-the-Line Pompeii Tour: Priority Access from Naples
4.6
14 Ratings
Napoli
Experience the wonders of Pompeii on a skip-the-line tour from Naples. Explore the ancient ruins with an expert guide and marvel at the well-preserved frescoes and historical sites.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Piazza Garibaldi - Departure from Naples
- Pompeii Archaeological Park - Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region, near the coast of the Bay 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 A.D. The preserved site features excavated ruins of streets and houses that visitors can freely explore.
- Basilica - The Basilica, with its extension of 1,500 square meters, was the most sumptuous building of the Forum, and its space was used to carry out business and for the administration of justice.
- Forum - 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.
- Tempio di Giove Capitolino - The Temple of Jupiter dominates the north side of the Forum, with Mount Vesuvius scenically rising behind. When the colony was founded (80 BC), the temple underwent a radical renovation and became a real Capitolium with the three cult statues of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, which looked like those of the Capitolium in Rome, placed on a high base so as to make them visible to whoever passed in the Forum square.
- Macellum - 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 copies of two marble statues, a female and a male armed, are found on the niches of the side wall, together with the fragment of a larger statue, probably pertaining to an emperor, Titus or Vespasian, indicating how this area was intended for the imperial cult. To its left is a room for meetings of a sacred board and to the right a large room with a masonry counter perhaps for fish to be sold.
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Via dell’Abbondanza - Via dell’Abbondanza was the ancient main street (decumanus maximus) of ancient Pompeii, which ran across the city in the direction east/west from the Forum to the Porta Sarno.
In ancient times the street was crowded and noisy with many shops, workshops (“officinae”), cafes, snack-bars and restaurants for food and drink. - Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane) - The Forum Baths are located behind the Temple of Jupiter and date back to the years immediately after the founding of the colony of veterans by General Silla (80 BC). Women’s and men’s quarters had separate entrances. The men’s section presents an apodyterium (dressing room), used also as a tepidarium (for medium temperature baths), frigidarium (for cold baths) and calidarium (for hot baths). Like many buildings in Pompeii, the baths were heavily damaged during the earthquake of 62 AD.
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House of Menander (Casa del Menandro) - The house of the Menander is a great example of a Roman Villa owned by an high-ranking family. It is reachly decorated with wonderful frescoes representing scenes of the Trojan war and here were also founded many objects in silver, tableware now strored in the Archaeological Museum in Naples. The house owes its name to a picture of Menander, an Athenian poet, placed in the portico.
The house belonged to Quintus Poppaeus Sabinus of the Poppei family, relatives of the Empress Poppea Sabina, Nero’s second wife. -
Pompeii Archaeological Park - The Large Theater of Pompeii was built from the Romans on the slope of a hill located in the area; they took advantage of the natural depression of the mountain to create a majesty auditorium divided into 5 sectors.
On the stage were played tragedies of the Greco-Roman traditions.
What's Included
- Skip-the-line access to Pompeii Archaeological Site
- Guided tour with an official Pompeii guide
- Comfortable round-trip transport with A/C
- Headphones provided for tour
- Convenient meeting point in central Naples
- Entry tickets included
What's Not Included
- Food & Drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Don’t pass up the chance to explore the renowned archaeological location of Pompeii guided by a knowledgeable official guide. Your priority admission means you’ll avoid the stress of extended lines, gaining hassle-free entry to the ruins!
Stroll through the old ‘cardini’ and ‘decumani’ and take in the remnants of the affluent Romans.
Discover the baths, streets, bakeries, and forums that were once centerpieces of daily existence. Be amazed by the superbly conserved frescoes that decorate the exquisite Villas.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
P.za Giuseppe Garibaldi, 91
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
Please meet our Guide by the entrance of StarHotel Terminus
We suggest to arrive at meeting point 10 minutes prior to the departure.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(14 Ratings)
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Eleanortt99
Sep 19, 2023
Great excursion - Great excursion to Pompeii, just as described and value for money! Highly recommend to all. Nothing more to say…
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Chris_s
Jul 17, 2023
Pompeii - Our host Valeria greeted us with a warm welcome and a big smile. Our tour guide, Simone was a wealth of knowledge. We did not feel rushed and gave us ample time to take photos.
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Noochpgh
Oct 10, 2019
Great Day in Pompeii! - Our tour guide Vincenzo was fantastic. Very knowledgeable without being boring. Kept our interest the whole time in Pompeii. The winery visit afterward was exquisite. Would highly recommend this tour!
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Robin
Sep 5, 2019
Great guide, great wine, great combo - Gennaro was knowledgeable, entertaining and kept us in the shade (mostly!) on our 2 hour Pompeii tour. Crazy hot day, and 2 hours was plenty to grasp this tragic bit of history. The segue to a relaxing lunch and wine tasting of grapes unique to the lava based soil gave us a fascinating perspective on Vesuvius, that looming volcano over southern Italy. Would recommend this combo until Vesuvius blows again.
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Pamela_f
Jun 28, 2019
Half Pompei and Winery - Andrew was a great tour guide. Found shade in just about every stopping point. Lots of fun facts and interactive. Pack lots of water. Winery tour was quaint. Good and wine were amazing!
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Tracey
Jul 11, 2017
Tour was great. Ride to Pompeii was... - <p>Tour was great. Ride to Pompeii was beautiful and guide did a nice job of explaining what we were going to see in Pompeii and the history. Once in Pompeii, the guide again did a great job of pointing out the history and even the little things that we would have missed if we had chosen a self guided tour. Quite a few tourists were trying to tag along with our small 8 person group as our guide was so interesting. The wine tour was also very enjoyable with a quick, but thorough walk though the vineyards and then a delicious lunch in the beautiful restaurant with generous tastes of eight different wines. I would most definitely say this tour was worth every penny!!</p>
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Chris
Sep 15, 2016
We boarded our tour bus and proceeded... - <p>We boarded our tour bus and proceeded to Pompei I am not a history fan so wasn't sure exactly how the day would pan out but I needn't have worried I found the Pompei experience so interesting and so carefully explained to us it was fascinating. Josephine did an excellent job both at Pompei and after at the vineyard of Sorrentino where we were given a tour of the vineyard followed by a gorgeous lunch and wine tasting, excellent value for money would commend this trip to all.</p>
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Gina_g
May 22, 2024
Fun tour - The tour guide was very knowledgeable. And able to answer questions. It stayed on schedule and we were well look after.
I did not give it a five because the pick up bus Was late and we actually have to walk to meet it. The meeting point was actually different than where the bus will pick us up.
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Adrienne
Sep 4, 2017
This was a nice size for a group, and a... - <p>This was a nice size for a group, and a relatively early arrival time to the site which is always a plus. Our guide was efficient and informative, while also managing the hectic atmosphere of many different groups all trying to see the same things. This is a great trip for those who are looking to get a feel for what happened here but are otherwise put off by the traditional museum shuffle. The wine tasting was a nice way to cap off the afternoon, allowing time to chat with the others in the group and learn a bit more about how Vesuvius influences the varietals of the region.</p>
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Danielle_s
Jul 12, 2023
we did the Pompeii tour,... - we did the Pompeii tour, not the Vesuvius hike. it was half day. the guide was hard to hear and it was extremely crowded. he was knowledgeable but it was very hot and we dont really know if the guide brought us to the best places in the park.
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