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Lenght: 8/9 hours – Driven guided tour
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Language: English
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Location: Herculaneum - Sorrento - Positano
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Entrance fees: Entrance fees are not included in the price of the tour Herculaneum 13 euros per person payable directly at the entrance up to age 18 free entrance showing a ID; lunch not included
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Tips: Comfortable shoes are suggested
The excursion starts by a
walking tour around one of the best preserved ancient cities in the world!
Herculaneum stood on a terrace overlooking the sea at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. Pompeii and Herculaneum were totally different. Herculaneum was a holiday resort, Pompeii was a city of commerce. Pompeii during the eruption was covered by ash and lapilli that rained down on the city for hours and its citizens died stifled by gases and ash that filled their mouths.
Herculaneum, was buried at a single stroke on the evening of August 24th, 79 AD: an avalanche of mud, mixed with pyroclastic material submerged the town and carbonized all organic material. The excavations are today located in a valley surrounded by the modern city.
In Herculaneum we visit the villas where the rich aristocratic Roman families spent their holidays and admire the carbonized wooden furniture of 2000 years ago.We walk across an elevated walkway enjoying an amazing view of the excavations below. The ancient town is at about 20m. below the present day city.
Underneath we have part of the ancient beach and the boat houses, where they found hundreds of skeletons of the inhabitants that rushed down to the shore attempting to escape by sea.Entering the excavations you will step back into history: the elegant houses, the shops, the thermal baths are all well preserved, with the original frescoes on the walls, fine tiles and mosaic floors. You will not miss the house of Neptune and Amphitrite, where the famous mosaic is kept that gave the name to the house and a beautiful shop close to it, where you can see how a ‘taberna’ was organized, with its counter, its wine amphoras and carbonized wooden furniture.
We continue our pleasant stroll through the excavations and
reach the Forum area where many activities took place with fountains, graffiti on the walls, in front of us is
a huge wall of mud on which the modern town was built.
From the forum we move to the Sacellum of the Augustales dedicated to the Emperor with remarkable frescos.
After a full immersion in the ancient history we reach by car the
charming town of Sorrento, surrounded by a marvelous landscape of olive groves, in the area they make an excellent extra virgin olive oil. Sorrento has been celebrated as a prime tourist resort since the time of the Grand Tour in the 18th century.
Enjoy a stroll through the narrow streets of
the historical center spending your time for some sightseeing and lunch.
By car along the
Amalfi Coast, one of the most spectacular places in the world, we reach the most picturesque and famous town of the Coast. Its vertical urban structure enchants the visitor, descending down to
Positano's centre, you are guided to the pedestrian area, where you have time at leisure for shopping.
PAYMENT /ACCEPTANCE OF BOOKING/ CANCELLATION
The booking will be confirmed by our Company by a prepayment of the 30% of the service 10 days before the tour using Pay Pal for safe and fast payment.
If you cancel the tour 7 days or more before the service you will be completely refund of your prepayment
If you cancel the tour less than 7 days before the services 100% of the prepayment will be charged by the company
For No Show 100% of the prepayment will be charged by the company
The 70% left of the payment has to be paid on the day of your service, please note we do NOT accept credit card payments but we require cash payment in Euros only.
Note: For transaction fees there will be a extra charge on the total rate.
Any cancellation must be made by sending an e-mail.
The Company will do all reasonably possible in endeavoring to protect personal information.
SEDAN up to 4 people with English speaking driver
MINIVAN up to 6 peolpe with English speaking driver
MINIVAN up to 8 people with English speaking driver
MINIBUS up to 18 people with driver and English speaking licenced guide
MINIBUS up to 24 people with driver and English speaking licenced guide
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