Day Trip from Naples to Mt Vesuvius & Pompeii

• Start at 8.30 o' clock in the morning
• Pick-up in your hotel in Naples's centre at different time that we'll let you know after your reservation.
• Transport service to Vesuvius and Pompeii.
• Possibility on request to visit a vesuvius winery with wine tasting.
• The driver will let you know you the time for pick-up in different place.
• Drop-off in the hotel in naples's centre.
• not include ticket for entrance

The Somma-Vesuvius volcanic complex is regarded as one of the most threatening volcanoes worldwide because of its violent explosive activity and the high number of people living at the foot of it. The volcano, which dominates the Neapolitan landscape, is mostly known for its large plinian eruptions such as the catastrophic AD 79 eruption, that buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, although many other eruptions have occurred.

On August 24, 79 Mount Vesuvius literally blew its top, spewing tons of molten ash, pumice and sulfuric gas miles into Vesuvius erupts, 1944the atmosphere. A "firestorm" of poisonous vapors and molten debris engulfed the surrounding area suffocating the inhabitants of the neighboring Roman resort cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae. Tons of falling debris filled the streets until nothing remained to be seen of the once thriving communities. The cities remained buried and undiscovered for almost 1700 years until excavation began in 1748. These excavations continue today and provide insight into life during the Roman Empire.

An ancient voice reaches out from the past to tell us of the disaster. This voice belongs to Pliny the Younger whose letters describe his experience during the eruption while he was staying in the home of his Uncle, Pliny the Elder. The elder Pliny was an official in the Roman Court, in charge of the fleet in the area of the Bay of Naples and a naturalist. Pliny the Younger's letters were discovered in the 16th century.