Join this day trip from Rome to Naples and Pompeii, and experience two very different – but equally marvellous – sights, that showcase the best of wonderful Italy.
You will be whisked away from Rome in a private car with AC, cross-country to Naples, where your expert guide waits for you. You’ll enjoy skip-the-line access to the archaeological site and a full-tour.
After a tour of all Pompeii’s highlights, you’ll continue to an extensive tour of Naples’ historic centre. You’ll see the highlights near Piazza dei Plebiscito and the Bay, and go on to the historic area near the Spaccanapoli.
In Pompeii, you’ll enjoy seeing all the main sights of the town. Discover all the refined culture of Ancient Rome, in the wonderful theatres and the Grand Villas, full of a wealth of art: glimmering frescoes and mosaics.
Continue to the Forum, lined with Temples, down streets lined with fast-food businesses, entering the grand Roman bathhouse on the way. Finally, come face to face with the plaster casts of those who died in the awful eruption of Mount Vesuvius, frozen in their final moments.
After a stop for lunch, you’ll head to Naples. Naples is a beautiful town, a wonderful medley of historic influences: French, Spanish, Greek and Italian. You’ll begin by the Bay near the Piazza dei Plebisicito, with the monumental church of San Francesco de Paola. Enjoy a complimentary coffee at world-famous Gambrinus, between discovering the wonderful architecture of this area.
Then, you’ll head to the Spaccanapoli. From this Ancient Greek centre of Napoli, you’ll explore all the highlights of this historic centre. Enter the Baroque Gesu Nuovo and mediaeval gothic Santa Chiara, before continuing down the street. Your guide will take you into the Sansevero Chapel, rich in occult mysteries – with the evocative Veiled Christ. Enjoy viewing traditional Neapolitan crafts – including the impressive Neapolitan Nativity Scenes – on Via San Gregorio Armeno.
Your expert guide will show you all Pompeii’s highlights as you discover the town’s fascinating history. Then, onto beautiful Naples, which charms in Baroque grandeur and a stunning natural backdrop.
