Private tour in Pompei Dario R
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Hi, I'm Dario, a licensed local guide in Naples with 10 years of experience and a background as tour manager on cruise ships across the Mediterranean. You only get one shot at this trip. I make sure you don't spend it wandering around without understanding what you're looking at, or stuck with a guide who barely speaks your language. Beyond what's required for the license, I've spent years studying the history, art and archaeology of this area on my own, because I don't want to just recite dates, I want to actually understand what we're looking at, and help you understand it too. If you're arriving by cruise, I build the day around your ship's schedule, with private pick-up and drop-off, so you're back on board on time, guaranteed. And you're always in direct contact with me, not an agency. A stranger once stopped me while I was working and asked, "Are you a tour guide?" I said yes. He replied, "Remember that all the travellers will see your land through your eyes." That's still my job: not reciting dates, but making you feel the 3,000 years of history behind Naples, so it becomes the part of the trip you'll talk about for years. About me: degree in Economics, background in luxury hotels, tour operators and cruise lines, which took me across most of the Mediterranean and many European capitals. I lived in the UK for a year and in South America for several years. I speak fluent English and Spanish, both C2 certified. I am not a driver. I can arrange for a separate car and driver.
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Do you want to feel what it was like in Roman times? Well, you should visit Pompeii, the only Roman city in the world where you can have this experience. Destroyed by the Vesuvius eruption the city has conserved an ancient world. Its ruins are a time machine where if you switch the button, you can go back 2000 years and you will see where the Romans lived their daily life. You will be fascinated by an epoch that seems far away in time but is closer than you think. The richly decorated houses and the sophisticated thermal baths will amaze you. Arriving at the city centre surrounded by marble decorations, columns, and public buildings you will enjoy a beautiful Vesuvius landscape. Someone once said: Pompeii is the liveliest of dead towns. It makes sense because when you walk on its streets you will have the sensation that life is still going on. Pompeii conserves its lights and shades so you will see its elegance but at the same time its dark and hot sides. This precious casket will surprise you.
Dario - made our time in Pompeii special. He is knowledgeable, entertaining, and organized. He showed the how people lived, the incredible engineering and art in this amazing Roman city - and drew the parallels to current time. If you are going to Pompeii the hiring Dario is a must.
Dario was engaging and memorable! We thoroughly enjoyed our tour.
Thank you, Dario, for your guidance through Pompeii! Humorous and knowledgable, Dario took us to the right spots with efficiency, even routing us to water fountains and keeping us out of the sun on a very hot day. We gained tons of insight into the city that we would not have otherwise had, and Dario delivers information with charm and plenty of examples/demonstrations. Grazie mille!
Dario led our group through the ruins of Pompeii. He was very informative and engaging with us all. We appreciated his passion for the historical significance of the site and enjoyed listening to his stories. He helped us imagine what it was like to live in that time period. I would highly recommend Dario to guide any group. I can’t imagine a more insightful guide who was also fun to be with!
We had a wonderful time with Dario exploring Pompeii! He had a great depth of knowledge about Pompeii during the time it was an active city prior to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. I had my two children with us 18 and 12. He was very interactive with them and made it much more fun learning about the small details of the city. He truly brought what it was like to live there during that time back to life! Truly enjoyable, and we would highly recommend Dario’s tour!
Dario was incredibly knowledgeable and made the city of Pompeii come alive. I will absolutely use him again on future trips to learn more about ancient Italy. We were a group of 6 people including a teenager and we all enjoyed our morning with Dario:)
The tour starts at the Pompeii ruins gate where you meet the guide. The tour proceeds visiting the highlights of this amazing ancient city. You stop is at the public sauna, a beautiful building decorated with frescos and mosaics. Next you walk to reach the city centre where is set the most spectacular square of Pompeii: The Forum. There you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Vesuvius. You see several shops which are the witnesses of the commercial aspect of Pompeii. On the way you stop to visit an elegant Roman House. The visit finish at the theatres area where you can see two beautiful theatres.
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Pompei, Campania, 80045, Italy
Porta Marina Superiore at the Archaeological Park of Pomeii Here you find the Google map position https://maps.app.goo.gl/2rNPihuLXPsgiAWQ9
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