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Pompeii Guided Tour: Skip-the-Line Access from Sorrento with an Expert Guide
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496 Ratings
Sorrento
Experience the wonders of Pompeii on a guided tour with skip-the-line access. Explore the ancient ruins with an expert guide, marvel at the well-preserved frescoes, and immerse yourself in the daily life of the prosperous Romans.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- IAMME IA! - Gray Line Amalfi Coast - Departure from Sorrento
- Pompeii Archaeological Park - Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italyâs 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 dellâAbbondanza - Via dellâAbbondanza 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 (“officinaeâ), 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 entry to Pompeii Archaeological Site
- Guided tour with an official Pompeii guide
- Convenient meeting point in central Sorrento
- Comfortable round-trip transport in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Personal headphones for an immersive experience
What's Not Included
- Food and Drinks
Additional Information
Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the famous archaeological site of Pompeii with an expert official guide on walking tour of 2 hours 30 minutes. By departing early in the morning, we will bypass the traffic and crowds, guaranteeing a priority arrival at our destination and ensuring a unique experience! Thanks to the priority entrance you will skip the stress of a long queue and get inside the ruins without trouble! Walk along the ancient “cardini” and “decumani” and explore the remains of the prosperous Romans. See the baths, streets, bakeries and forums that were once integral parts of daily life. Marvel at the magnificently preserved frescoes that adorn the fine Villas.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
IAMME IA! - Gray Line Amalfi Coast
Piazza Torquato Tasso
Please meet our Guide by the entrance of "Gray Line - IAMME IA!" office located behind the statue of Torquato Tasso, nearby the Bar Fauno, next to the Fattoria Terranova shop.
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
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Anonymous
Aug 22, 2024
Excellent - This was an informative tour. I learned so much. Carmen was very knowledgeable andade the tour enjoyable. I was left in awe.
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Natalya_t
Aug 22, 2024
Pompeii - The guide at Pompeii was grate. Everything started on time. We had a very good experience. The guide from local company just picked us up, walked us to the bus and introduced to the local guide. She was very nice.
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Henna_p
Aug 20, 2024
Wonderful! - Wonderful tour! Make sure to wear good shoes because there will be a lot of walking! Tour guide was very sweet and accommodating. Perfect if you want to take a quick look at Pompeii!
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Stephen_g
Aug 20, 2024
One not to miss - The whole area is incredible to see this was my second visit. The view over the Forum from the Palentine Hill should not be missed.
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Zachary_s
Aug 19, 2024
Awesome Trip! - Wonderful time in the ancient city and our guide was fantastic! We went right when they opened and it was really empty and cool outside. We were able to get amazing photos of Vesuvius and the plazas before it got too hectic!
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Colleen_s
Aug 15, 2024
Informative experience visiting Pompeii - Cameron was charming and very patient with our questions. She brought to life what living during the ancient times that Pompeii was thriving would have been like!
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Jacindap27
Aug 7, 2024
Awesome - Great experience with a great tour guide. Very educational and just enough time to cover lots of ground in such a big place, for us a whole day would’ve been too much out in the sun and a half day was just perfect. Fast bus ride from Sorrento.
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Trish_a
Aug 6, 2024
Awesome 1/2 day tour! - This was a great trip and we're so glad we went. The guide on the bus was awesome and very informative. Once we got to Pompeii, it was pretty quick and easy to meet up with our guide there and nice to walk right in without the wait. Our guide for that portion of the tour was great as well and we hit alot of different areas within the ruins that were incredible. Was very helpful having her information along the way - never would've had the same experience if we had done a self guided tour. All in all, it was an awesome experience and a great way to spend a half day and take in some great sights!
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Sako
Aug 3, 2024
Good experience visiting Pompeii. - I like to visit ancient ruins. It was a nice enough tour for the enormity of the site and our guide was very knowledgeable and informative.
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Peter_b
Aug 17, 2024
Disappointed - English speaking tour guide had such a broad Italian accent she was difficult to understand. Radios with one earphone only made problem worse.
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