
Travelers will be picked up at a designated meeting point before departing for Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. A licensed professional tour guide will lead the group, providing insights into the customs and daily life of Pompeii's inhabitants. The city became a municipium under Roman rule and a colony known as 'Veneria Cornelia Pompeianorum.' It served as a holiday destination for the Roman elite, with notable buildings such as the Temple of Fortuna Augusta and the Eumachia Building constructed during this time. Participants will explore Via Dell'Abbondanza, a bustling street lined with restaurants, bars, and shops that was central to daily activities in Pompeii. This tour is suitable for groups of at least two people.
By the turn of the first century A.D., the town of Pompeii, located about five miles from the mountain, was a flourishing resort for Rome’s most distinguished citizens. Elegant houses and elaborate villas lined the paved streets. Tourists, townspeople and slaves bustled in and out of small factories and artisans’ shops, taverns and cafes, and brothels and bathhouses. People gathered in the 20,000-seat arena and lounged in the open-air squares and marketplaces. On the eve of that fateful eruption in 79 A.D., scholars estimate that there were about 12,000 people living in Pompeii and almost as many in the surrounding region.
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