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Guided Tours of Pompeii Excavations Historical and Cultural Itineraries
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Pompeii
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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The guided tour lasts four hours. The splendid Villa dei Misteri, with the famous Dionysian fresco, is included in the itinerary. The itinerary is presented through a historiographical and cultural interpretation. You can admire the Domus Pompeiana, the large state house, notable for the richness of its frescoes and splendid mosaics. The Dionysian and Isiac Mystery cults. The daily life of the ancient Hellenistic city, the "Most Living Among the Dead Cities". Pompeii certainly represents a cultural complex that affects the consistency of the entire Mediterranean, when the "Mare Nostro" was a sea that united and did not divide. Pompeii is not a Greek city, nor even a Roman one, but a Hellenis...
Highlights
4 hours and 10 minutes
Offered in Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours and 10 minutes
Offered in Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guide and assistance for the entire duration of the tour
Small group (maximum 15 people per guide)
Guide specialized in archaeology, history and philosophy
Snacks
Entrance Ticket to the Pompeii Ruins
Meeting Points
Departure
Porta Marina audioguide official
Entrance to the Porta Marina Superiore excavations
Return
Villa dei Misteri
Guided Tours of Pompeii Excavations Historical and Cultural Itineraries
(93) Reviews
Pompeii
About
The guided tour lasts four hours. The splendid Villa dei Misteri, with the famous Dionysian fresco, is included in the itinerary. The itinerary is presented through a historiographical and cultural interpretation. You can admire the Domus Pompeiana, the large state house, notable for the richness of its frescoes and splendid mosaics. The Dionysian and Isiac Mystery cults. The daily life of the ancient Hellenistic city, the "Most Living Among the Dead Cities". Pompeii certainly represents a cultural complex that affects the consistency of the entire Mediterranean, when the "Mare Nostro" was a sea that united and did not divide. Pompeii is not a Greek city, nor even a Roman one, but a Hellenis...
Highlights
4 hours and 10 minutes
Offered in Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours and 10 minutes
Offered in Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guide and assistance for the entire duration of the tour
Small group (maximum 15 people per guide)
Guide specialized in archaeology, history and philosophy
Snacks
Entrance Ticket to the Pompeii Ruins
Meeting Points
Departure
Porta Marina audioguide official
Entrance to the Porta Marina Superiore excavations
Return
Villa dei Misteri
Itinerary
1
Pompeii Archaeological Park
Suburban spas: the splendid frigidarium, with a nymphaeum in glass paste, of polychrome and glazed tiles, and the swimming pool frescoed with Nilotic subjects.
25 minutes
2
Tempio di Venere
The place of the Imperial cult and Goddess of sailors. The temple of Venus occupies a terrace that dominates the entire surrounding landscape. An impressive bronze statue depicting Daedalus by the great Polish artist Igor Mitoraj.
25 minutes
3
Pompei La Basilica
The great Tribunal of Pompeii. The Basilica of Pompeii has three naves and anticipates the typology of the Christian basilica. It is the largest public building in Pompeii. A monument of extraordinary architectural grandeur.
25 minutes
4
Temple of Apollo
Ethical and prophetic worship. The Temple of Apollo is a magnificent building of Greek design. Its architectural and plastic configuration is stupendous. The two bronze statues representing Apollo and Diana dominate.
25 minutes
5
Forum
Commercial, administrative and religious center of the city. The Forum of Pompeii is an urban complex of majestic grandeur. It is dominated by the grandiose Temple of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva.
25 minutes
6
Terme del Foro
Wellness center and SPA of the ancient community of Pompeii.
In this perfectly preserved thermal complex, the tepidarium, with its splendid Neronian school stuccoes, and the grandiose alabaster labrum in the calidarium., of Egyptian origin, excel.
25 minutes
7
Casa del Fauno
The largest in all of Pompeii, a palace house from the Hellenistic era. In this house you can admire an excellent copy of one of the most famous mosaics of the Roman world, the Battle of Issus in 333 BC, between Alexander the Great against Darius III of Persia.
25 minutes
8
Casa dei Vettii
Splendid frescoes of the fourth Pompeian style. In this house you can admire the famous Priapus, of the Neronian school. The majestic Hall is splendid, with a rich production of Cupids intent on working activities. The grandest pictorial cycle of the Neronian school in all of Pompeii. The mythological paintings are grandiose, including Daedalus and the Minotaur.
25 minutes
9
Casa degli Amorini Dorati
Perfectly preserved Pompeian domus with its Rhodian peristyle. In this Domus, the obsidian mirrors are splendid. Of notable interest and beauty are the Shrine, dedicated to the cult of Isis, and the Lararium, the protector gods of the House. The frescoes dedicated to the Trojan War are magnificent.
25 minutes
10
Villa dei Misteri
Famous Dionysian fresco, from the first century BC, unique in the world for its state of conservation.
