- Category
- History, Excursions and Day Trips, Four Days in Naples
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Location
- Naples
Sites Visited
- Pompeii
Included
- 3 hours with a Ph.D. or MA-level guide
- Private car to and from Pompeii
Itinerary Details
At the end of our time together, the whole group will walk away with a richer understanding of everyday life in the Roman Empire, as well as the history of the city of Pompeii and its untimely fate. Together we will peel back layer after layer of the past and peer into those last moments before this once prosperous town was lost to antiquity.
FAQ
The private car service will either pick you up at the Naples train station (if you are coming from Rome) 30 minutes before the beginning of the tour, at your accommodation in Naples 30 minutes before the beginning of the tour, or at your accommodation on the Amalfi Coast 1 hour before the beginning of the tour, depending on where you are staying.
The ride out to Pompeii will take approximately 30 minutes (1 hour from the Amalfi Coast). You will meet your guide directly in Pompeii at the start time of the tour. If you have any questions about arriving in Naples, please feel free to contact us at italy@contexttravel.com.
If I am coming from Rome and I need train tickets, how should I proceed? If you're coming from Rome, your train tickets to and from Naples are not included in the price of this tour. You can email us (italy@contexttravel.com) and ask us to add them to your booking, or you can purchase tickets via an independent vendor.

Fiorella Squillante holds a degree in modern languages and art history, a post-graduate course in education and didactics and a master-course in exhibition design. She is a specialist in art history and Neapolitan culture and art. She works with the main museums of Naples as a member of the education department. She also works closely with Friends of Museums from abroad. Fiorella is the president of the cultural association “Fine Arts”, which organizes private viewings and themed routes in Naples and Campania, and visits to stately homes and private collections. She writes about Naples and Campania for a popular guide book and is the author of “Naples in 3 Days”, a guide to Neapolitan art and architecture and a book for children and teenagers called “Pompeii is Cool!“.

Alberto is an expert on Neapolitan life, culture and history. After a decade of experience as a swimming coach, in contact with international-level athletes, in 2007 he began working with the cultural association of Fine Arts as a tour guide on Naples, Capri, the Amalfi Coast, Ischia and Procida. He is an official guide in Campania and loves to lead visitors to the Archaeological Museum, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, Stabiae and Phlegrean Fields. He also lived and studied in London for four years. He leads small groups through unusual itineraries away from the crowds on Capri and the Amalfi Coast. Over the years, he has developed a great passion for local cuisine and now organizes cooking classes and tours related to the food and wine of the Campania region. In his spare time, he likes cycling with like-minded enthusiasts to discover the typical places of historical and scenic interest.

Roberta is based in Naples and has a degree in History of Art from the University of Naples. She specialised in Cultural Heritage Conservation at postgraduate level at the Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa. With the aim of raising awareness of cultural heritage, especially among students and children, she professionally trained as a licensed tour guide for her hometown of Naples, for the archaeological sites around Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields and for all the sites and museums in the region where she lives. She has also specialised as a tour guide for the blind. Roberta looks forward to sharing her passion for art, culture, and the Neapolitan lifestyle with visitors on Context tours. She loves food and is always ready to smile!
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