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Pompeii and Herculaneum Small Group Excursion from Sorrento
Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Italy
$178.78
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Overview
Discover the wonders of ancient Rome with this tour departing from Sorrento, taking you to the historic sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Travel in comfort aboard a modern air-conditioned minibus or minivan, ensuring a personalized and relaxed experience. Led by a knowledgeable archaeologist guide, explore the ruins of Pompeii, where ancient streets, public squares, and thermal baths vividly illustrate Roman life before Vesuvius erupted. After the tour, enjoy a break at Maximall Pompeii, where you will be able to enjoy shopping privileges thanks to the personalized discount card + welcome kit.
Head to Herculaneum, famous for its extraordinary state of preservation, where intricate frescoes and intact structures provide a glimpse into history. This excursion combines convenience, education, and exploration, offering a truly unforgettable adventure through time.
Head to Herculaneum, famous for its extraordinary state of preservation, where intricate frescoes and intact structures provide a glimpse into history. This excursion combines convenience, education, and exploration, offering a truly unforgettable adventure through time.
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Pompeii and Herculaneum Small Group Excursion from Sorrento
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 8 hours
- Headsets
- Exclusive branded welcome kit and discount card for Maximall Pompeii giving access to special offers
- Transportation in an air-conditioned minivan
- "Pompeii Express" entry tickets; Herculaneum entry tickets
- Certified guide
- Food and drinks
Meeting point
In Piazza Angelina Lauro, close to the red tulip sculpture.
The driver will be holding a ASKOS TOURS sign to be recognized.
Return details
In Piazza Angelina Lauro, close to the red tulip sculpture.
The driver will be holding a ASKOS TOURS sign to be recognized.
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Piazza Angelina LauroYour excursion will begin in Piazza Angelina Lauro, the designated meeting point in the centre of Sorrento, right by the red tulip sculpture. Here you will meet your local guide and the Askos Tours staff member who will accompany the small group throughout the experience. Please arrive a few minutes early to ensure a smooth departure.
- You will access the archaeological site of Pompeii through the Porta Marina entrance, one of the most significant gateways to the ancient city. Here your guided tour will begin, led by a licensed archaeologist from Askos Tours who will introduce you to the history, urban layout, and daily life of Pompeii before the eruption of 79 AD. (pass by)
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Discover the open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
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Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
- Walk through the main street of Pompeii. (pass by)
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Located along the Via dell’Abbondanza, the Insula of the Chaste Lovers preserves remarkable frescoes depicting intimate moments of daily life, including the famous affectionate couple. This stop offers a brief yet vivid glimpse into the elegance and domestic atmosphere of ancient Pompeian homes.
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See the marble tables and baths for fountains that adorned the entrances of houses and some casts of victims of the eruption as well as that of a dog and a tree.
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Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)Enter the oldest thermal complex in the city.
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Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.
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The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
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Odeon - Teatro PiccoloHave a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.
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Teatro GrandeVisit the most important Theater in Pompeii
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Take a short break at Maximall Pompeii, the largest shopping center in the South of Italy, where you’ll receive an exclusive welcome kit + discount card, granting you special deals in stores.
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The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
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La Terrazza di M. Nonio BalboM. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.
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College of the AugustalesIt is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).
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Casa del Rilievo di TelefoThe house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.
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Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di LegnoIt is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
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Enjoy a 2-hour guided tour to the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum
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Central ThermaeThe Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.
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The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum's more luxurious mansions. The house has a monumental entrance which still retains the carbonised remains of the doorposts and lintel.
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Casa SanniticaThe house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.
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Casa del Bel CortileThis is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.
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House of the Grand PortalBeautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.
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House of the SkeletonThe House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.
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Piazza Angelina LauroAt the end of the excursion, you will be driven back to Piazza Angelina Lauro. This central location in Sorrento serves as the drop-off point, allowing you to conclude your day comfortably and continue with the rest of your plans.
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Pompeii and Herculaneum Small Group Excursion from Sorrento
Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Italy
$178.78
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!