After being picked up at your port or hotel you will visit the archaeological sites of pompeii and paestum this full day trip is a view of life in ancient greek and roman civilizations pompeii is the most important archaeological site in italy located in the bay of naples just a few km south of mt vesuvius starting in the first century bc paestum founded by the greeks colonist around the year 650 bc the archaeological site is famous for the three greek temples dated from the 650bc t