Sorrento Trip Overview
Beautiful landscapes and fascinating history in just a single tour. From the archaeological sites of Pompeii to Herculaneum
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Sorrento, Italy
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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Beautiful landscapes and fascinating history in just a single tour. From the archaeological sites of Pompeii to Herculaneum
We’ll drive you through the most significant
archaeological sites of Italy:
Pompeii and
Herculaneum.
You will meet your
English speaking driver at the Hotel and he will drive you to the
archeological site of
Pompeii where you will spend approximately 2 hours.
Pompeii was
an ancient Roman town near modern Naples.
Its initial rediscovery was in 1599 and there was a broader rediscovery almost 150 years later in 1748.
You will see many
villas and
temples that were destroyed and buried under 13 to 20 feet of volcanic ash and pumice in the
Mount Vesuvius eruption in AD 79.
Then you will continue to
Herculaneum (about 15 min to reach it).
The tour will take about two hours.
Like Pompeii,
Herculaneum
was buried and destroyed by
Vesuvio’s eruption in 79 AD.
Herculaneum
was wealthier than Pompeii, characterized by an extraordinary density of fine houses with more lavish use of coloured marble cladding, whose original splendour has been preserved and covered by a deep pyroclastic material.
After Pompeii and Herculaneum
tour,
the driver will take you back to your hotel.
