Amphitheatre of Pompeii

Pompeii is synonymous with disaster. After all, the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 covered them and killed many inhabitants who had nowhere to escape. But it is also a unique opportunity that many things have been preserved. Of course, walking through the ruins is very tiring in the summer, but what you see outweighs it. It is true that a few days later we added a visit to the remains in the Naples Museum and completed this stage.

Walking around a city that was built in 8 BC is so surreal.
The architecture and use of plumbing and drainage was incredible.
Our modern age has nothing new other than technology.

Visited the Amphitheatre as part of a tour of Pompeii. It you want to get a feel for how a Roman, or Greek before them, theater worked then this is a must visit. The large 5000 seater amphitheatre and the smaller 1000 seater theater beside it as part of the same complex really brings home the concept that multifunction spaces or facilities are not something totally modern.

It is the most well preserved ancient roman city at this time. You may see the organization of the city, the public buildings, houses of rich and poor people, amphitheatre etc.
The ticket costs 19€ if you buy it from the entrance.
It requires to spend a few hours in the area of this roman city.

The amphitheatre is rather out of the way, about 30min walk from the Forum. But more importantly, it's another 30min walk back to the train station. So definitely gauge where your legs are before visiting it.
If you're expecting something like the Colosseum, you'll be immensely underwhelmed though.
So while this is indeed a 5-star review, it might not be worth it for some.

pretty cool! there was a pink floyd exhibit while i was there since they performed here once

Amazing place full of history. a must see for everyone
The price for a person under 25 is only 5 euro!!! The website is not clear nor helpful. It said on my ticket i don't need to queue but we queued anyway
It is a bit confusing which way to go and many houses were close even though there was the blue dot next to their names.
They should make better guidelines o. How to see the whole place with good logic.

Absolutely incredible! A must see. We are so lucky to have a glimpse of history from 2000 years ago. Just Go!!

Great place to visit inside old Pompeii. Way inside, prepare to walk. Recommended 👍

This is a MASSIVE old city. Some of it is preserved enough that you can really imagine the life of people that lived there. It's so big that even with the map it's easy to get lost!

Unless you like big crowds plan on going early. By midday there are so many people it makes it much more difficult to stroll peacefully.

… a very fantastic place, especially for everyone who‘s been fascinated by Pink Floyd‘s Pompei concert …

Incredible. Pompeii is a must visit. So much more than what you've seen in nat geo.

Great Amphitheatre that lets you exerperience the feeling of an ancient gathering.

Unlike the other Theatres in the theatre district you cannot climb up on the steps which is a shame. It would be nice to ateast climb up the steps to have a look at the top.

The only interior corridors that you can access is filled up with information about Pink Floyd's "Live at Pompei" album.

If you come in from the Pompei town entrance this will be on of the first things you will hit.

This lesser know colosseum was a wonderful find. Upon a trip to Pompeii, we happened upon this hidden gem. Quiet and clean, we enjoyed some formaggio & salame on its perimeter. One of the greatest surprises of our trip was this spot!

We went their in the middle of December and we can't imagine a better time to visit.

It was basically empty. It felt surreal to have most of Pompei for ourselves, but we enjoyed every minute of it.

As you can see from the photos, we had fantastic weather and a great time learning about the history of the city.

Pompei in the winter. Wow.

Had a wonderful time I certainly will be going back maybe in another life but hey it will always be there me and my son had a nice walk about and you can imagine the place in the times of the Romans

Mesmerizing and phenomenal !

The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is one of the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatres. It is located in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, and was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, that also buried the city of Pompeii and the neighbouring town of Herculaneum.

Six bodies were found during the excavations.
Built around 70 BC, the amphitheatre is one of the earliest Roman amphitheatres built of stone; previously, they had been built out of wood.

I only came here because Pink Floyd filmed here a set of their songs in what later became known to humanity as the Pompeii Concert in 1972, The main footage in and around the amphitheatre was filmed over four days in October 1971, using the band's regular touring equipment, including a mobile 8-track recorder from Paris.

Great experience. Buy your ticket online £35 for 2. Lots of people touting for business they want to take you on a walking guide tour. The place is a lot bigger than you think. Very interesting would defiantly recommend!

Huge amphitheatre near the entrance of Archaeological Park Pompei! It is perfectly preserved and you can definitely imagine what it was like to live in those times. I could almost see all the fights that happened there. Overall, a sight you cannot miss in Pompei!

This is a must see if you are a Pink Floyd fan. There is a small Pink Floyd themed museum inside the corridors.