Excursion to Pompeii and Herculaneum from Positano

Excursion to Pompeii and Herculaneum from Positano

This tour offers the opportunity to visit the most important archaeological sites of Campania, Pompeii and Herculaneum with a luxury vehicle and English-speaking professional driver in a quick and comfortable way from the Amalfi coast.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Pompeii Archaeological Park, Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri), 80045 Pompeii Italy

Pompeii has very ancient origins, almost as much as Rome. Rich in monuments and squares, it is the city where history lives and is told under the spellbound eyes of millions of tourists.

Entering from Porta Marina you immediately have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the ancient center. The Forum, the religious economic and cultural heart of the city. In the center stands the temple of Apollo, one of the oldest buildings of worship where various deities were worshiped including Apollo and Mercury. The Amphitheater was a construction dating back to 80 BC theater of bloody battles between gladiators and capable of holding 20,000 spectators. In this place in 1971 Pink Floyd recorded their (Live at Pompei), one of the most exciting pages in the history of Rock. The house of the Faun, an ancient villa a few steps from the Forum. Its grandeur suggests that it belonged to an important figure of the Roman nobility. It owes its name to the Faun, a Roman divinity. And finally, what he considered the icing on the cake in Pompeii, the Teatro Grande. Built in the 2nd century BC could hold 5,000 spectators, each number was reserved. On stage famous comedies were represented including the works of Plautus and Terence. It is possible to explore the excavations of Pompeii on your own or I can organize an authorized professional guide for a private tour (additional cost).

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Parco Acheologico di Ercolano, Corso Resina, 80056 Ercolano Italy

The Herculaneum excavations represent a window open to the past and with an exceptional state of preservation such as to be considered unique in the world. Totally destroyed by the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD Herculaneum will give you the thrill of being in a refined Roman city unique from all points of view, including the origin of the excavations that began in 1738 by the Bourbons, continued through wells and tunnels of which we can still see the remains.

Duration: 2 hours