“Amantes ut apes vitam mellitam exigunt"
Expert archaeologists will take you into the daily life of the ancient Vesuvian cities, where you will live exciting discoveries among the finds of the Secret Cabinet at National Archaeological Museum of Naples. You will visit the "new" Pompeian Domus knowing all the secrets they have preserved. Exploring Ercolano in addition to the classic itinerary you will be able to enter the Boat Pavilion, where a boat from the Roman era, found years ago, is kept on the ancient beach. In the Imperial Villa of Poppea in Oplontis, you will admire very refined wall decorations.

THE POMPEIAN COLLECTIONS AND THE SECRET CABINET OF NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. Meeting at Naples airport or train station and - after a pizza at Gino Sorbillo on the seafront - we move to the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. Our archaeologist-lecturer accompanies us to the relevant Pompeian Collections to access the rooms of the Secret Cabinet: among wind chimes, animal sculptures or deities, we discover symbols of luck and fertility. Transfer to hotel in Pompeii and dinner at the Starred President Restaurant, where the chef Paolo Gramaglia combines gastronomic tradition and refined flavors.

DAILY LIFE OF ANCIENT POMPEI. Breakfast and visit the new houses open in Pompeii: the House of Apollo, the Ceii House, the Caccia Antica House and the House of Cecilio Giocondo, as well as the House of the Vettii, that of Giulia Felice, of Venus in Conchiglia and Octavius Quartio. Our guide will lead us to public buildings around the Forum: the imposing Basilica, the Comitium, the vast Macellum, the grandiose palace of the Eumachia priestess, the Temple of Isis, up to the sumptuous rooms of the baths, theaters, and brothel. After the last visit to Villa dei Misteri where the frescoes reproduce scenes of the Dionysian cult, lunch break in a typical restaurant. Meeting with Maestro Franco Gracco, painter of the Mysteries. In his studio-museum, we will pass on the secrets of the pictorial techniques of the Pompeian fresco and the egg tempera that fascinated artists such as Picasso, Renoir, and De Chirico. New Year's dinner at the President Restaurant with the famous Chef Paolo Gramaglia and fireworks. Overnight at Hotel.

OPLONTIS AND THE OTHER POMPEII: HERCULANEUM. New Year's brunch and departure towards Oplontis to admire the magnificent Villa di Poppea, second wife of Nero. The architectural and pictorial decorations can offer the emotion of an imaginary dive into the past. We continue to Herculaneum, smaller than Pompeii but not less important. Our archaeologist accompanies us through the artistic testimonies of villas looking towards the sea. Among the most representative, we visit the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, but also that of the Mosaic. Besides luxurious residences and works of art, the excavations of the Roman city give us back - with the remains of about fifty bodies almost perfectly intact - the moment of the tragic Plinian eruption. Dinner in a restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

ON THE VESUVIUS CRATER. Breakfast and excursion to the most famous and feared volcano of the planet. We go up the historical crater crossing the luxuriant vegetation of the Vesuvius National Park, among solar spots of brooms and lava rivers. From an altitude of one thousand, we reach the back of the great cone, feeling under the feet the ash, the lapilli and the lava of past eruptions. Our volcanological guide will reveal formidable secrets of naturalistic phenomena while, in a silent and lunar landscape, we reach the summit. Looking down on the lava mouth of the crater and on breathtaking panoramic views over the blue of the gulf, we will feel again on the tracks of the Grand Tour travelers. Transfer to the airport or the railway station of Naples.

Participation fee: € 650.00

Supplement for single room: € 150.00

Includes:

• Guide-lecturer.
• Heritage Tour Manager.
• Transfers and Excursions by Bus G.T.
• Meals as planned with dinners, New Year's Eve and Brunch at the Starred President Restaurant.
• N ° 3 Overnights with breakfast, in a double room at the 4-star Hotel Amleto, Pompeii Center.
• Publications, notes, and records on archaeological excavations.
• Medical health insurance.

It does not include:

• Entrance tickets to museums and archaeological excavations.
• Drinks at meals.

The program may change in the order of visits.

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