Pompeii half-day trip from Salerno in english

Description

This tour offers an easy and comfortable way to visit Pompeii archaeological site departing from Salerno city. Pick up door to door, expert drivers and knowledgeable guides will care about you providing an all inclusive service. Pick-up at the hotel, station or port in Salerno around 10:15 and transfer to Pompeii to explore one of the most fascinating places of Naples environs under the narration by a professional guide. In roman time Pompei was a rich and populated town, full of private and public buildings. On a summer's day in 79 A.D, the entire town and around 20000 of its inhabitants were buried under tons of ash and pumice because of a violent explosion of Mt Vesuvius. A shower of very fine ash was deposited everywhere to a depth of more than six meters, enveloping everything and adhering to the forms of the bodies and of their clothes. Almost 2000 years later, you have the opportunity to discover the everyday life of the Imperial Age and imagine the panic of the people before the city was so disastrously buried. In a two hours walking tour, your guide will show you fascinating places such as The Forum, Thermal Baths, Lupanare and Vetti's House with it's beautiful frescos. This is a trip not to be missed for any visitor to this region of Italy. After the visit, short time for shopping and return to Salerno at around 14:30