Pompei Half-day Coach Tour from Sorrento
Sorrento, Italy
Trip Type: Half-day Tours
Duration: 4 hours
Pompeii is one of the most famous and most visited archaeological sites in the world. The town was completely buried by the enormous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The ash covering the town protected the buildings against the passage of time. The first excavations were in the 18th century, and 250 years on, about 75% of the town has been dug out. The 2 hour walking tour covers the main public monuments and some of the homes in the town.
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Pompeii is one of the most famous and most visited archaeological sites in the world. The town was completely buried by the enormous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The ash covering the town protected the buildings against the passage of time. The first excavations were in the 18th century, and 250 years on, about 75% of the town has been dug out. The 2 hour walking tour covers the main public monuments and some of the homes in the town.Pompeii holds an intense fascination for visitors today. Following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the 79 A.D., Pompei lay buried and forgotten for hundreds of years. The town is high on the list of the Wonders of the World and the excavations begun in the 18th Century are still being carried out today.
The tour guide will take you slowly through some of the ancient streets of Pompei where you can see Baths, Forums and Villas built by the prosperous Romans in the year 80 B.C. Marvel at the fabulously preserved Frescos which adorned the walls and floors of the Villas.
Even if your interests do not lie in history, this is an archaeological site that cannot fail to impress you.
The tour guide will take you slowly through some of the ancient streets of Pompei where you can see Baths, Forums and Villas built by the prosperous Romans in the year 80 B.C. Marvel at the fabulously preserved Frescos which adorned the walls and floors of the Villas.
Even if your interests do not lie in history, this is an archaeological site that cannot fail to impress you.
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