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TOUR OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF NAPLES (POMPEII MUSEUM) + HERCULANEUM RUINS

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Naples National Archaeological Museum
Naples National Archaeological Museum
Frescoed vault in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Frescoed vault in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples
The famous Alexander mosaic
The famous Alexander mosaic
One of the galleries inside the National Archaelogical Museum of Naples
One of the galleries inside the National Archaelogical Museum of Naples
Doriforo sculpture at the Archaelogical Museum of Naples
Doriforo sculpture at the Archaelogical Museum of Naples
Herculaneum ruins
The Herculaneum ruins

DURATION:

7/8 hours approximately

PRICE:

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AVAILABILITY:

All-year-round

Except tuesday, closing day of the Museum









INCLUDES:

Private English-speaking guide in the museum (for two hours)

THE ENTRANCE FEE IS NOT INCLUDED.

ADMISSION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM:

Single ticket -
Full price: Euros 8
Half price: Euros 4 (*)


Free of charge: for EU citizens under 18 or over 65 years old.

(*) Reductions: for EU citizens aged 18-24 and EU permanent school teachers.
Reductions and free tickets can be issued only by showing a valid document (passport, identity card, driving license).

ADMISSION OF THE HERCULANEUM RUINS:

Single ticket -
Full price: Euros 11
Half price: Euros 5.50 (*)

access to 5 sites: Herculaneum, Pompeii, Oplontis, Stabiae, Boscoreale) - valid for 3 days
Full price: Euros 20.00
Half price : Euros 10.00 (*)

Free of charge: for EU citizens under 18 or over 65 years old.

(*) Reductions: for EU citizens aged 18-24 and EU permanent school teachers.
Reductions and free tickets can be issued only by showing a valid document (passport, identity card, driving license).

 



TOUR SCHEDULE: Archaelogical Museum of Naples (POMPEII MUSEUM) & Herculaneum ruins
Meeting with our English-speaking driver and his Mercedes car (with air-conditioning) by Your hotel/cruiseship
Arrival to Archaelogical Museum of Naples private guided visit of 2 hours with a professional guide
1 hour of free time for lunch - lunch not included
Transfer to Herculaneum ruins and private guided visit of 2 hours with a professional guide
Back to the hotel/cruiseship

The construction of large building which houses the Archaeological Museum of Naples began in 1585 when the Spanish viceroy Don Pedro de Giron commissioned the architect G. V. Casale to build a large barracks for the cavalry. The palace was left unfinished and abandoned until the early seventeenth century, when it was completed in 1610 by architect Giulio Cesare Fontana by order of viceroy; Pedro Fernando de Castro, with the intent to host the University.
With the transfer of the University into the San Salvatore building, major renovation and expansion of the building carried out in order to change the ex University into a Museum. Here there are the major archaeological collections that adorned the Roman palaces, and the great archaeological heritage from Herculaneum, Pompeii and other Vesuvian cities.

The ancient city of Herculaneum, already badly damaged by the earthquake of 62, was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius (79), which covered her with an impressive mass of mud, ash and other materials that, penetrating in every opening, solidifies into a hard and compact layer of 15-20 meters. These special circumstances that led to the burial of Herculaneum, while they have made and still make it very difficult to dig, on the other hand allowed the preservation of highly perishable materials such as papyrus and the same food, sealed in the mud dry. This seal also protected materials such as structural wood. The excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii with those of Oplontis are included since 1997 in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2008 they were visited by 264,036 people.