Foro di Pompei

The Foro di Pompei is the beating heart of the ancient city a wide-open plaza that instantly transports you to Roman times. Surrounded by the ruins of temples, public buildings and markets, the Forum offers a compelling sense of what daily life might have been like nearly 2,000 years ago before Mount Vesuvius buried the city in ash. It’s both grand and haunting. You stand where merchants once sold their goods, where politicians addressed the crowd and where citizens gathered under the shadow of the once-proud temples to Jupiter and Apollo. What’s left of the columns and facades still echoes with history. From the Forum, you also get one of the most dramatic views of Vesuvius a quiet but constant reminder of the city’s tragic fate. The space is well preserved and clearly signposted. It’s central to most of the other ruins, so it’s a good starting or ending point for your visit. Try to visit early in the morning or late in the afternoon to avoid the crowds and enjoy the changing light on the ancient stones. Tip: Bring water, wear good walking shoes and if you’re keen on deeper context, a guided tour with Mario is the way to go which really brings the Forum and its significance to life. A must-see highlight of Pompeii simple yet deeply moving.

The site was really big and it was interesting, but whatever the service was wasn’t. The audioguide was definitely necessary, and we bought tickets online and the lady there told us to redeem the audioguides at the ticket counter (which was false) and my boyfriend went and bought 2 audio guides, just to be told later our audio guides were included in the package and they refused to refund us. Just a heads up to whoever is visiting please check your ticket details carefully.

Pompei is a must see. It was very hot. Using an umbrella is a good idea, and bring water. Such amazing sites and history. A small tour with an ear piece and skip the line is the best. Be sure to know where to meet your guide. And be early

Amazing site to visit, seeing the running gives understanding of how the ancient Roman lived. Interesting activity for all ages. Lots of visitors, if go with tours, more than likely that they would herd the group thru. If you want to look at everything, best bets is the go in your own, so that you can visit every exhibit. Overall, it wonderful experience.

I visited here 40 years ago, and much has changed, but it is still well worth a visit. The city is frozen in time after the volcanic explosion of Mount Vesuvius over 2000 years ago. Use a guide to get the full story or Brad up on the site before you go. Either way, it is a beautiful and rewarding experience.

You have to have to do this, but make sure you’re like leaving enough time to see the whole thing you want at least 3 to 4 hours I think If you’re short on time get a guide, we just did the audio which was fine, but we kinda had to find our own way Heads up, don’t buy from the people that are hocking right off the train to try to give you tickets go into the port entrance and buy the tickets at the office We paid an extra four dollars to see a little more of the park worth the difference otherwise it’s $18 or 22 to see like these villas and graves on the old road to Naples We paid $15 for two audio guys, and the audio guides were really good Only thing is a lot of the stuff is not open anymore. You can’t walk into some of the houses unfortunately probably because of stupid vandalism.

Once the bustling heart of Pompeii – politics, gossip, trade, and gods all crammed into one square. Now? Just sunburnt tourists wondering where Mount Vesuvius is hiding behind their selfie stick. It’s oddly quiet for a place where half the town’s drama went down – but easy to imagine a guy here trying to haggle for two goats and a loaf of bread. :)

Amazing location to explore. Our guide was fantastic and made the experience unforgettable.