Skip The Line Pompeii Guided Tour & Mt. Vesuvius from Sorrento

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Duration:8 hours (approx.)
Location: Sorrento, Amalfi Coast

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Spend a full day in the Vesuvian area visiting the archaeological site of Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius.
Departing early in the morning we'll avoid the traffic and crowds ensuring a priority arrival at a destination and a unique experience!
With a shared group, you will enjoy a guided tour of Pompeii of 2 hours 30 min and then be taken up to 1000m of Mount Vesuvius, take the last 200m by foot up to the top, here you can stare down into the mouth of the volcano and then take in the breathtaking 360 degree panorama of the surrounding areas.

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1. Piazza Tasso
Departure from Sorrento from the Office IAMME IA!-Tours & Tickets
2. Pompeii Archaeological Park
Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italy’s 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Tempio di Giove Capitolino
Dominated by the Vesuvius with its statues of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, the temple was the Capitolium, similar to the one located in the Ancient Rome. The statues were highly placed to be visible to those passing in the Forum.
6. Macellum
The Macellum of Pompeii was located on the Forum and as the provision market of Pompeii was one of the focal points of the ancient city. The building was constructed in several phases. When the earthquake of 62 CE destroyed large parts of Pompeii, the Macellum was also damaged.
7. Via dell’Abbondanza
Via dell’Abbondanza 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 ("officinae”), cafes, snack-bars and restaurants for food and drink.
8. 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.
9. Lupanar
The Lupanar of Pompeii is the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii. It is of particular interest for the erotic paintings on its walls. Lupanar is Latin for "brothel". The Pompeii lupanar is also known as Lupanare Grande.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Vesuvius National Park
Drop off at 1.000 mt high on the Volcano. Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. In 79 AD eruption destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Mount Vesuvius doesn’t stand alone. While the ‘main peak’ is named Vesuvius, there is another mountain which is attached to it, Monte Somma. is listed among the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. Volcanologists and geologists alike agree that the next volcanic eruption is overdue and that when it does happen, it will be big. The layer of magma that lies beneath Vesuvius measures a huge 154 square miles; this is why scientists monitore the volcano’s activity 24/7.
13. Vesuvius National Park
Reach the crater's edge at 1.280 mt to admire a breathtaking panorama on the Gulf of Naples. The surface of the path is uneven, but it' ll be well worth it. Following the devastating eruption, it was named after the Roman God of the Flame and Metal Forgery – Vulcan

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Posted By : anitasY8004QN
From the moment we met our guide Mimi we knew it would be a great day. Everything ran smoothly and on time. Great bus driver too. Mimi was funny, engaging, helpful and so informative. Pompeii was brilliant our guide Carmen was also entertaining and knowledgeable. Would have been lost without her. Vesuvius was great to see although if you have bad knees like me be aware it's not easy coming down! In summary a fantastic day!
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Posted On : 2024-08-20 15:17:57

Posted By : Tamarhart67
Tour guide Meme was terrific. Would recommend the tour to avoid long queues. Our guide through Pompeii was extremely knowledgeable, funny and kept us all on point. An incredible place to visit if you enjoy history.
We were nervous about the walk up the mountain, but took this at our own pace with the help of a walking pole which we had thd opportunity to use (for a donation). Would recommend this .
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Posted On : 2024-08-20 14:50:10

Posted By : Kelly_T
Brilliant guides... knowledgeable, friendly, but not over the top!
The tour was well organised, and ran like clockwork. Didn't feel rushed at all.
Would highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-08-19 02:03:55

Posted By : Nicole_H
We were in Mimi’s group. We had lots of fun! Very hot day but definitely worth it. The views from the mountain are incredible!
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Posted On : 2024-08-18 16:43:55

Posted By : Penny_L
A great experience with knowledgeable guides bringing Pompeii to life. Useful not to be stuck in the queues and without them it would be hard to know what you were looking at as there are no labels on things. Group size not too big and guides good at taking you into the shade before telling you more. Vesuvius was ridiculously hot and there are only a couple of areas with shelter on the way up. The shops have cold drinks though. Trainers advised as it is rough, loose stone. Worth the effort as the views are great.
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Posted On : 2024-08-18 14:50:22

Posted By : kevinrJ676BQ
Our family was in Mimi's group with Max as our tour guide. Both of them were amazing! We had so much fun learning about the history and stories about Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius. Thank you for such a memorable experience for our family.
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Posted On : 2024-08-15 16:56:59

Posted By : Paul_H
Extremely efficient organisation. Excellent guide for Pompeii tour. Very comfy air conditioned coach. Very helpful staff in office when we called day before to check details.
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Posted On : 2024-08-14 14:12:09

Posted By : BARBARA_W
I love history therefore I loved visiting Pompeii. We had amazing tour guide, I Lear more then I already knew. Let's not forget it's very sad what happened there but I highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-08-12 11:56:23

Posted By : Kristen_D
Perfect way to see both Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius from Sorrento. Our lead guide Marika was excellent. The tour guide for Pompeii, Patrizia, did a great job sharing the history and keeping the group cool on a hot day. It was great to have free time to climb Mount Vesuvius. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-08-10 21:14:19

Posted By : Sue_w
Well organised tour, great guide at Pompeii.
Mimi was excellent. Whole trip was fantastic. Glad we did it.
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Posted On : 2024-08-09 16:05:05