Rome Trip Overview
Meet your driver at your centrally located hotel in Rome and embark on a journey that will take you back to AD 79 when Mount Vesuvius, one of history’s most destructive volcanoes, erupted destroying the ancient towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Head south on the A1 Highway of the Sun for a 2h & 45 minute ride until you reach Pompeii.Enjoy a 2.5 h hour guide walking tour of the ruins.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rome, Lazio, Italy
Meet your driver at your centrally located hotel in Rome and embark on a journey that will take you back to AD 79 when Mount Vesuvius, one of history’s most destructive volcanoes, erupted destroying the ancient towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Head south on the A1 Highway of the Sun for a 2h & 45 minute ride until you reach Pompeii.Enjoy a 2.5 h hour guide walking tour of the ruins.
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Pass By: Rome, Rome, Lazio
Meet your driver at your centrally located hotel in Rome and embark on a journey that will take you back to AD 79 when Mount Vesuvius, one of history’s most destructive volcanoes, erupted destroying the ancient towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Head south on the A1 Highway of the Sun for a 2h & 45 minute ride until you reach Pompeii.
Pass By: Bay of Naples, Italy
Drive by the roughly 15-kilometer-wide gulf located along the south-western coast of Italy . It opens to the west into the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered on the north by the cities of Naples and Pozzuoli, on the east by Mount Vesuvius, and on the south by the Sorrentine Peninsula and the main town of the peninsula, Sorrento. The Peninsula separates the Gulf of Naples from the Gulf of Salerno, which includes the Amalfi coast.
Pass By: Vesuvius National Park, Via Palazzo del Principe, 80044 Ottaviano Italy
Vesuvius has erupted many times since and is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years. Today, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the population of 3,000,000 people living nearby, making it the most densely populated volcanic region in the world, as well as its tendency towards violent, explosive eruptions of the Plinian type.
Stop At: Pompeii Archaeological Park, Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri), 80045 Pompeii Italy
Spend 2,5 hours with a local guide at the now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pompeii’s archeological site is fascinating to explore with well-preserved fossils and ruins that lay beneath volcanic ash for centuries. Walking for approximately 2,5 hours with your private English speaking guide, visitors get a true sense of the sophistication, luxury and lifestyle of Pompeii before the volcano erupted as they enter the Forum and see the Large Theatre, visit houses, shops and brothels.
After your visit,stop for a quick bit before heading back to your hotel in Rome
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
