Guided Tours of Pompeii Excavations Historical and Cultural Itineraries

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4 Hours 10 Minutes

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Offered in: Italian

Overview

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 Hellenistic one. That is to say a large commercial and industrial center that had relations with Asia Minor, with India and with Persia, the whole world preserves Pompeii, it is because the eruption was experienced as a divine punishment with the latest writings " SODOM AND GOMORRA"

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

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Start time

09:30 AM

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What To Expect

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 • Admission Ticket Free

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 • Admission Ticket Free

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 • Admission Ticket Free

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 • Admission Ticket Free

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 • Admission Ticket Free

Terme del Foro

Wellness center and SPA of the ancient community of Pompeii. In this perfectly preserved thermal complex, the tepidarium stands out, with its splendid stuccoes from the Neronian school, and the grandiose alabaster labrum in the calidarium, of Egyptian origin.

25 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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 • Admission Ticket Free

House of the 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 • Admission Ticket Free

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 • Admission Ticket Free

Villa dei Misteri

Famous Dionysian fresco, from the first century BC, unique in the world for its state of conservation.

25 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Operated by Bruno Pisano

Cancellation Policy

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