Pompeii and Herculaneum Private Walking Tour with an Archaeologist

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Duration:5 hours (approx.)
Location: Pompeii, Italy

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A marvellous archaeological walk at the disover of the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum buried from the ashes of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 a. D.

With this tour you’ll discover the most of the towns’ highlights starting from Pompeii. The guide, a licensed expert Archaeologist, will meet you at the main entrance and will show you the best highlights like the Forum – the main square of the city – the main houses and buildings, and also the plaster casts – the dead bodies of the Pompeiians emerged by the excavations.

At the end of this visit, have a quick break then move to Herculaneum where your journey back to the past will start over again. Herculaneum is smaller than Pompeii but better preserved: you’ll see findings like wooden doors and exquisite paintings and you’ll visit the beach, where more than 300 skeletons were found!

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1. Pompeii Archaeological Park
Meet the guide at the main entrance of the archaeological site called "Porta Marina Superiore". The guide will be holding a sign with our company's name "Askos Tours" on the top.
2. Basilica
Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
3. Forum
Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
4.
Walk through the main street of Pompeii.
5.
The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.
6.
In the granary you will see marble tables and baths for fountains that adorned the entrances of houses and some casts of victims of the eruption as well as that of a dog and a tree.
7. Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)
These occupy a vast area between the Brothel lane, the Holconius crossroads and the Via Stabiana. They represent the oldest thermal complex in the city.
8. Lupanar
Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.
9.
The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
10. Odeon - Teatro Piccolo
Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.
11.
Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
12.
Transfer by train to Herculaneum (30 minutes trip + 10 minutes walk) and quick lunch break if required. Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins. You can get there as follows: - By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place) - By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)
13.
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
14. La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo
M. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.
15. College of the Augustales
It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).
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The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.
17. Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
18. House of the Skeleton
The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.
19. Central Thermae
The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.
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The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum's more luxurious mansions. The house has a monumental entrance which still retains the carbonised remains of the doorposts and lintel.
21. Casa Sannitica
The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.
22. Casa del Bel Cortile
This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.
23. House of the Grand Portal
Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.

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Posted By : Kim_K
Askos Tours was AMAZING, and IVAN, our archeologist, is the real deal! We could not have asked for a better tour of both incredible sites. There were seven of us on the tour, and we give it 14 thumbs up! Askos was great about communicating with us all along the way and even accommodated us in switching the two sites around according to the direction we were driving. Ivan took us off the beaten path of the crowds and gave us insight into the engineering and culture of these cities. He's engaging and a wealth of knowledge!
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 09:57:32

Posted By : Louisa8457
Phenomenal! Anna's expertise brought the sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum to life. No stone was left unturned, no question unanswered. A true credit to her profession and an absolute delight, she went above and beyond to ensure this was a highlight of our trip. Highly recommend. Thank you so much Anna!
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Posted On : 2024-04-15 13:45:32

Posted By : Climber30329729357
We booked a private tour with Anna which was incredible! The sites of both Pompeii and Herculaneum were brought to life by her incredible knowledge & explanations. Anna was so friendly and even took us to Herculaneum with her own personal vehicle. Anna's service was excellent and thank you again for an unforgettable experience!!
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Posted On : 2024-04-15 13:40:36

Posted By : 399ailsas
This was a memorable day, much anticipated and lived up to all expectations. A huge success factor was our guide, Diego, from Askos tours. His knowledge of and passion for the sites was combined with spot on accuracy (my husband is a classicist and vouches for that) and a real desire to share his insights. Our interest never flagged because of Diego's input and we all left feeling moved, uplifted and very grateful that we had had such a splendid opportunity. I would highly recommend Askos tours and particularly Diego.
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Posted On : 2024-04-14 04:00:05

Posted By : Jennefer_S
Sylvia was a fabulous guide and our family group of seven had a truly memorable experience touring both sites. We all got so more out of our visit with Sylvia as our guide. She was very knowledgeable, personable and engaging with all ages of our group. Her expertise as an archeologist working both sites led a depth to the tour that we are grateful to have experienced. Aksos Tours and Sylvia were also very helpful and gracious in assisting us when we messed up our train directions. 😜 Highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2023-11-26 01:52:12

Posted By : 699gladysa
We enjoyed a tour today of both ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum with our guide Sergio Pisco. The history combined with the sense of being in and out of another time was amazing. Sergio has deep knowledge and an obvious love of these special places. He shared so much with us and answered questions as they came. He really made the day. It takes a lot of talent to keep a group moving happily through monuments so large and complex. The cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum are moving - so many perished and at the same time marvellous. Well worth the time and attention.
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Posted On : 2023-09-02 17:20:50

Posted By : ValeT167
Very organized and responsive team. From the time I booked they were always quick to answer my queries. Giovanni our driver was very accommodating and professional. The guide was very knowledgeable and knew many facts about the archeological site. A bit expensive but worth it.
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Posted On : 2023-08-14 15:44:39

Posted By : Debbie B
Both our driver Giovanni and our guide Vincenzo were wonderful. So much to see and understand and we all felt that the day was perfect.
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Posted On : 2023-07-27 10:01:06

Posted By : X3187BLmartab
We went to the Pompei and Herculano tour and our driver Francesco was really nice and always taking care of us. We had a fantastic day!!!
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Posted On : 2023-07-21 11:02:39

Posted By : F7678IZbrigittem
The tour was a good balance between 1) geeking out on what we know about the sites and how we know it and 2) the awe of stepping into a 2000 year old site and imagining what it must have been like to live there before the eruption and on those few days that destroyed their cities.
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Posted On : 2023-07-19 21:21:05