Pompeii and Herculaneum Full-day Coach Tour from Sorrento
Sorrento, Italy
Trip Type: Bus & Minivan Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Drive from Sorrento to Herculaneum. Guided visit of the archaeological site for approx 1.30 hours. Continue from Herculaneum to Pompeii for an afternoon visit to the site. Guided visit of the site for approx 2.00 hours. Return journey to Sorrento, arrival late afternoon.
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Drive from Sorrento to Herculaneum. Guided visit of the archaeological site for approx 1.30 hours. Continue from Herculaneum to Pompeii for an afternoon visit to the site. Guided visit of the site for approx 2.00 hours. Return journey to Sorrento, arrival late afternoon.
Full day guided excursion by coach, to the famous archaeological sites of Pompei and Herculaneum. Pompei holds an intense fascination for visitors today. Following the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year 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. When the catastrophe of 79 A.D. occurred, Herculaneum was submerged under a torrent of mud and lava that hardened into a soft tufa (a kind of rock) that preserved many of the wooden parts of houses and household objects which can be seen today. A large part of the town is still buried, and certainly many art treasures are still to be found. Return to Sorrento in the afternoon.
Full day guided excursion by coach, to the famous archaeological sites of Pompei and Herculaneum. Pompei holds an intense fascination for visitors today. Following the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year 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. When the catastrophe of 79 A.D. occurred, Herculaneum was submerged under a torrent of mud and lava that hardened into a soft tufa (a kind of rock) that preserved many of the wooden parts of houses and household objects which can be seen today. A large part of the town is still buried, and certainly many art treasures are still to be found. Return to Sorrento in the afternoon.
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