From Naples - Enjoy Pompeii Drive Tour With Official Archaeological Guide

Itinerary

Porta Marina Entrance

The driver will pick up all of you from your Hotels in Naples or from Naples Port and in about 40 minutes he will drive you to Pompeii Main Entrance where you will meet the English Speaking Guide. The guide will help you to skip the very long line at the entrance and he will show you the highlights of Pompeii in 2 hours. The tour walks you through a selection of the main villas, such as: House of Menander, House of the Gladiators, House of Julie Felix, House of Loreius Tiburtinus, House of Sallust, House of the Tragic Poet, House of the Vettii Lupanar, Temple of Isis and the suburban baths. The itinerary is perfect for curious and inquiring minds that are looking to get the most out of their visit. The driver will wait for you at the same entrance, he will pick you up and drive you to Naples.

The Large Theatre

It is not correct to talk about the Theatre of Pompeii because there were actually two theatres, a larger one that was uncovered and a smaller one, covered, named Odeion. The Large Theatre is still today used for shows of every kind, to testify the continuity between the ancient city and the modern world.

Villa dei Misteri

The frescoes of this Villa are beautiful and you will see the real "rosso Pompeiano" the color of the old roman city.

The Lupanare

You will explore the Eros in the old Pompeii visiting the bordello of that time.

The house of the dancing Faun

The house of the dancing Faun in Pompeii, Built in II the century and then widened in the century after, this House of the Faun is among the most beautiful but above all widest houses of Pompeii. Its surface cover 2970 sq. meters.

The house of the tragic Poet

CAVE CANEM!”: the house of the tragic Poet in Pompeii, Richly and fine decorated, this dwelling accommodates some between the most beautiful paintings of the archaeological site. The paintings are in mythological subject and in the income entrance hall we already find spectacular representations, such as Zeus and Hera and Achille and Briseide.

The Amphitheatre

The Amphitheatre of Pompeii and the gym of the Gladiators. Next to the Roman amphitheatre of Pompeii was built the Gladiator Large Palaestra: an area of 140 x 130 metres with a central area used for sporting activities surrounded by a high wall and a double line of 350 metres long ionic columns on three sides.