Naples and Pompeii
Full-day seat-in-coach excursion with lunch
You will be picked up in the morning by coach from your hotel and drive south along the Autostrada del Sole, following the route of the Roman Via Casilina behind the coastal mountains. En route we pass Castelli Romani, where the hillsides are devoted to vineyards and the Abbey of Montecassino (totally destroyed in World War ll but now rebuilt and spectacularly perched high on its mountain top). We continue via Naples, located between the sea and Mount Vesuvius, to Pompeii.
After lunch in a local restaurant, we visit the remains of the Roman city, completely destroyed by a titanic eruption on 24th August AD 79, considered to be Mount Vesuvius’ most powerful eruption. Pompeii was buried under the stones and ash of the eruption, becoming a time capsule of the Roman period. Almost everything we know today about the daily life of the ancient Romans has been learned from here. Pompeii is no mere ruin, walking along the old Roman high street you can peek into shops, read the graffiti on the walls and explore the homes of the ancient inhabitants.
This coach excursion includes pick-up and drop-off at the hotel with an English-speaking guide.