Highlights of Naples and Pompeii

Posillipo hill

Naples splitter

Monumental area of Naples

Pompei

This tour will show you three areas of the city of Naples. Posillipo hill, the historical center “Naples splitter” (Spaccanapoli), and enjoy a stroll through the monumental area and also will show you around Pompei

Location: Naples - Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

Itinerary

With over 3000 years of history, the city of Naples can be considered an open air museum. In its history, it has experienced times of great power and wealth as well as disastrous ones, such as the economic depression of the second half of the past century. In recent years, the trend is changing again and its inhabitants are feeling more positive about their future. This tour will show you three areas of the city. First, a drive along the seaside and up to Posillipo hill from which you can take a snapshot of the most popular view of the city embracing the whole bay, Capri island and Mt. Vesuvius. Driving back to the center you will pass by the ancient Castel dell’Ovo, the oldest standing stronghold in town (12th century) embedded in an old fishermen village (Borgo Marinari).

Second, you will have a short stroll to the monumental area. This neighborhood counts a number of outstanding buildings placed side by side, such as: Maschio Angioino castle (1279); Real San Carlo theatre (1737); Royal Palace (1644); Plebiscito Square, the largest in town; Galleria Umberto, a shopping mall from 1887; the neoclassic church of San Francesco di Paola from 1820 inspired by the Pantheon in Rome and much more.

The third part will be the historical center “Naples splitter” (Spaccanapoli), the ancient Greek urban structure and heart of the city: a pedestrian area filled with small shops and workshops, cafes and restaurants, buskers and street vendors that attract locals and foreigners every day. A short walk of countless old buildings, churches, art crafts shops and gateway to the underground city with its archaeological remains. We will make a stop for lunch in a local pizzeria (to be paid locally) and will continue to Pompei in the early afternoon where you will meet your local private guide for a tour of the excavations. Start your guided tour inside the Pompeii Excavations, to discover the Roman city destroyed in 79 A.D. by an eruption of Vesuvius. Ash, pumice and other volcanic debris covered and preserved one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, that due to its excellent state of preservation and the large number of frescoes, it has given unique details of the everyday life and art history of the ancient Roman Empire.. After the tour the driver will drop you off at your hotel or next destination.