Private Tours Rome | Pompeii and Archeological Museum

Our tour in Pompeii unfolds in two parts: it begins at Pompeii where we will fully explore the excavated city in its entirety.  Our guide will describe the culture of the time and such things as the role of the family, the politics and government of the city.  We will visit temples, gardens and acquaducts, the forum and basilica of Pompeii, the famous houses of the Faun and Vettii families, and the great theatre, the Temple of Isis.  The second part of the tour will take place in the galleries of the Archeological Museum of Naples which was established in 1738 by Charles III of Spain,  who initiated a series of excavations in the area of Herculaneum.  He was the heir of the Farnese family’s vast Roman collection of antiquities, and subsequently transferred them to the Museum of Naples. The collections that the museum houses today are truly extraordinary.  One example are several perfectly preserved mosaics hidden under the lava that had preserved them for centuries.  We will conclude with the Secret Cabinet, which contains objects with erotic subject matter found at Pompeii.  These images were kept in a separate collection, restricted to public view but are now openly displayed. 

Classic sights included in our itinerary:

  • The Houses
  • The temples
  • The Forum
  • The Baths
  • The Farnese Bull