Pompei and Vesuvio - A 2000 years old city

Mount Vesuvius (Italian: Monte Vesuvio), located east of Naples, Italy is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, (although, happily, it is not currently erupting!)

In the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, there were many towns located around the volcano, benefiting from the fertility of the land. It is thought the eruption lasted about 19 hours, in which time the volcano released about 4 cubic kilometres of ash and rock over a wide area to the south and south-east of the crater, with about 3 m depth falling on Pompeii. The town was lost for 1600 years before its accidental discovery in the C18th. Today, Pompeii is a United Nations World Heritage Site, the most popular tourist attraction in Italy, and provides an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire.

Departure in coach g.t to the time of Pisciotta Salerno Pompei. Visit with guide to the archaeological diggings. Lunch. Next step for the Vesuvio, in coach until quota 1,000 mt. (Optional: short walk in order to carry itself on the crater and visits with guide). I re-enter, after one short pause to one of the most famous laboratories for the working of corals and cameos.

The tour is by a Grand Tourer motor-coach with air-conditioning.
Coach , guide and ticket for Pompei included
Departure at 7.00 A.M. - Return at 19.00 P.M. Guide price €51, Vesuvious €6.50, optional lunch €19