Skip the line privateguided walking tour of pompeiiled by a top rated local guide experience one of the finest examples of early roman life in its excavated ruins in 79 ad nearby mt vesuvius erupted with such force it buried the city beneath ash and rubble it wasnt until the 18th century that this 1st century city was again revealed you will feel like going back to the roman empire by visiting the theatre the thermal baths the pleasure houses the forum and all the major highlights of