• Lenght: 2 hours
• Language: English
• Location: Naples city
• Entrance fees: Entrance fees are not included in the price of the tour

The Naples archeological Museum has perhaps one of the most complete collections of art treasures of the Classical World. The museum contains a large collection of Roman artifacts from Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum. The collections includes works of the highest quality produced in Greek, Roman and Renaissance times and the large collection of the Farnese. The collection of the findings from Pompei and Herculaneum began in the Royal Villa of Portici as the excavation started in 1738. The Farnese collection came to Naples through King Charles of Borbon, the last heir of that family through his mother Elisabetta second wife of Philip of Spain. The ancient sculptures which were in the Farnese villas in Rome were brought to Naples in 1787 and it is this year that King Ferdinando decided to give the various collections a permanent exihibition and the remains from Portici and the Farnese collection were placed in the palace that today is the Museum. The building was erected originally in 1585 as a stable but later Vicere’ Pedro Fernandez had the building transformed into a University where Gianbattista Vico taught rhetoric.

The museum is divided on three different levels, our visit will be focused on the two most important collections: the Farnese collection with a large number of sculpture coming from Rome of which you will not miss the two most imposing pieces:  the Hercules and the  Farnese Bull a massive block of marble with the representation of the myth of Dirce, both sculptures are represented in Hellenistic style. But the museum is especially  world famous for its rich collection of objects, mosaics, frescoes from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Among the most important pieces are: the mosaic floor found in the house of the dancing Faun in Pompeii representing the Battle of Issus between Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia;  the bronze statue of the dancing faun; Secret Gabinetto which houses the erotic objects of Pompeii and Herculaneum and was opened only after 1971 when the ministry was given the new rules to regulate requests for visits and access to the section. It was  completely rebuilt with a new criteria, the collection was finally re- opened to the public in April 2000.

Entering the marvelous salon called “Meridiana” we get to access the rich collections of frescos coming from Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae, Boscoreale. It will be for you a great opportunity to understand the difference between the four different Pompeian painting styles. Inside the archeological museum there is a large section of the artifacts found  in the ancient towns along the Bay of Naples, that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the artifacts in glass, bronze, terracotta are perfectly intact.

A large section inside the museum is dedicated to the famous Villa of the Papyri found in the ancient city of Herculaneum. The plan of the Getty Museum, located between Los Angeles and Malibu, was inspired by the Villa of the Papyri.

The wonderful villa, that probably belonged to the Pisone family, father in law of Julius Caesar, was one of the most extraordinary examples of patrician villas in the Bay of Naples. The discovery, in the eighteenth century, of the library containing more than 1000 papyri founded carbonized was amazing. Although with extreme difficulty, it is possible to interpret the content. The tour ends admiring the rich collections of bronze statues that decorated the villa.

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SEDAN up to 4 people with English speaking driver    
MINIVAN up to 6 peolpe with English speaking driver
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