A Classics Tour to Italy allows groups to further understand the civilisation which arrived on our shores in 55 B.C!
You may wish to visit Rome and the Bay of Naples individually or as a two-centre tour.
Your tour may concentrate upon the legacy of Imperial Rome, or you may wish to include excursions to the museums of the Vatican to see Michelangelo's world-famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, or from Sorrento to visit Paestum or Capri.
Bay of Naples
- Herculaneum - The town was covered in mud and ash when Vesuvius erupted in 79AD.
- Naples Archaeological Museum - Houses many of the treasures of both Pompeii and Herculaneum.
- Pompeii - The destruction of this town by the lava of Vesuvius has left a haunting reminder of the everyday life of ordinary people.
- Vesuvius - Its appearance dominates the Bay and it is one of the few active volcanoes in Europe.
Rome
- Ancient Ostia - The harbour city of ancient Rome.
- Catacombs - There are many miles of catacombs dating from 4BC.
- Colosseum - Seeing this first hand, you will marvel at the engineering skills of the Romans.
- Pantheon - Built in 27BC and the best preserved of all the Roman buildings.
- Roman Forum - The centre of Roman society.
- Time Elevator - A multi-media attraction that covers 3000 years of Roman history!
- Tivoli - On the slopes of the Sabine Hills, Hadrian's villa dates from the second century AD
