Step back in time to 79 C.E. A time when the city of Pompeii changed forever! Jump forward to now, and you can explore this ruined city knowing that no volcano will enforce its wrath on you. Skip-the-line and beat the crowds as you get to explore the world’s most famous ruins.
When Vesuvius erupted with the force of 100,000 atom bombs, life in Pompeii perished in an instant. Ironically, the blanket of superheated ash combined with the lack of moisture to preserve much of the city for thousands of years. So what you see today lends an extraordinary window into life in Roman times. With over 50 hectares to explore,
Details of everyday life abound. On the floor of one of the houses (Sirico’s) you can read a famous inscription, Salve lucru (“Welcome, profit”) and it indicates a trading company owned by Sirico himself. You can inspect wine jars labeled Vesuvinum – a play on both Vesuvius and the Latin for wine, vinum. This is quite possibly the world’s first-known marketing pun!
Thankfully, nothing else will blow as you explore.
Voucher information: No need to print! You can show your voucher on your smartphone or other devices. (But if you’d rather print a copy
that’s fine too!)
Show your smartphone ticket at the "Porta Marina Inferiore (Piazza Esedra)" entrance on the day of your visit
Please note that you cannot use any other entrance and that you can redeem your entrance ticket only on the day of your visit!
If you go to the Piazza
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