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Pompeii 2-Hour Private Tour with Licensed Local Guide Alex and Skip-the-Line Tickets
Alex, a licensed English-speaking guide from the area, runs this two-hour private visit, and the express skip-the-line tickets are part of it. The group is his only audience, so the route can bend toward what interests them.
Most of what is known about everyday life in ancient Rome comes from Pompeii. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 buried the city and, in doing so, froze a snapshot of it. The visit goes inside homes and along busy streets to show how ordinary Romans worked, ate and spent their free time. The comparison Alex uses: picture a stranger walking into your house 2,000 years from now.
The walk opens with an introduction to the eruption and the history of the city, then moves through the Forum, the body casts, a public bath, shops and workshops, the water system and the theatre.
What's included
- Pompeii Express Skip-the-line tickets included
Itinerary
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Via Villa dei Misteri - Piazza Porta Marina Superiore 1, Piazza Esedra, 1, Pompei
The guide waits at the Porta Marina Superiore entrance, 50 metres on foot from the Circumvesuviana station Pompei Scavi Villa dei Misteri, holding a board with the booking surname.
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Archaeological Park of Pompeii
Starts at Porta Marina, the sea gate, with an introduction to the eruption and the city's history. Highlights: the Forum, body casts, a public bath, a rich house chosen by crowds, opening rotation or request, shops and workshops, the water system and the theatre.
Extra fee
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Foro de Pompeya
The Forum of Pompeii, with its temples and main public buildings.
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Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)
A Roman bath house.
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Casa degli Amorini Dorati
A sumptuous Roman house with frescoes and mosaics.
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Pompei Il Mosaico "cave Canem"
The Cave Canem mosaic (beware of the dog), one of the most famous in the site.
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Thermopolium Regio VI, Insula VIII, 8
A thermopolium, one of the ancient Roman fast food places.
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Teatro Grande
The ancient theatre.
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Pompeii
An ancient Roman bakery.
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Casa del Menandro
The House of Menander, an ancient Roman house.
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Orto dei Fuggiaschi
Plaster casts of the victims of the eruption.
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Via Villa dei Misteri, 1, Pompei
The end point depends on the group: leave the site with the guide, or stay longer to keep exploring.
Good to know
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Up to 10 travelers per booking.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Guiding available in: en, it.
Meeting point
- You will meet your guide at the PORTA MARINA SUPERIORE entrance, at 50 metres on foot from the Circumvesuviana station Pompei Scavi Villa dei Misteri The guide will be holding a board with your surname.
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