Walk the streets of a city frozen in time. GPS-triggered narrations play automatically as you explore — from the Forum to the Villa of the Mysteries.
Every stop traces back to primary archaeological and heritage records. Not AI-generated guesses. Here's how each narration gets built.
Each stop pulls from OpenStreetMap (the open mapping database used by Apple Maps and Tesla), Wikidata (the peer-reviewed structured-data project), the heritage authority below, and primary historical texts where they exist.
Cross-referenced against Parco Archeologico di Pompei · Italian Soprintendenza, continuous excavation since 1748.
Every sentence is checked against the verified sources above. Anything that can't be supported gets cut.
Spot anything inaccurate? Email [email protected] — fixed in the next pass.
The political and religious centre of Pompeii. Temples, basilicas, markets, and the public spaces where citizens gathered, traded, and worshipped.
Step inside the homes of Pompeii's wealthy and ordinary citizens. Frescoes, mosaics, gardens, and the details of daily life preserved under volcanic ash.
The amphitheatre, theatres, baths, and taverns. The streets themselves — ruts from carts, stepping stones, election graffiti still on the walls.
Over 1.5 million hand-cut tesserae depict Alexander the Great defeating Darius III at the Battle of Issus. The largest and finest mosaic surviving from the ancient world.
Thirteen plaster casts of victims caught mid-flight. A family huddled together. A man shielding his face. The ash preserved the exact moment of death.
Painted campaign ads still visible on the walls. "Vote for Lollius — he brings good bread." The world's oldest surviving political advertisements.
Built over a century before the Colosseum, this is the oldest surviving stone amphitheatre in the world. It seated 20,000 — nearly the entire population of Pompeii.
Life-size frescoes depicting a mysterious Dionysiac initiation ritual. Scholars have debated their meaning for over a century. The pigments are still vivid.
The only purpose-built brothel identified in Pompeii, with explicit frescoes above each doorway that may have served as a menu. Stone beds with no mattresses.
Tap "Start Walking Tour" and allow location access. The map shows all 81 narration points.
Follow the suggested route or explore freely. GPS tracks your position. Reach a site and the narration plays automatically.
Each narration connects what you can see to the people who lived, worked, and died here. History as it happened, not textbook summaries.
Narrations play when you reach each site. No buttons, no track numbers. Walk naturally — the stories find you.
Premium narration that sounds like a documentary. Warm and knowledgeable, not a textbook reading.
Every narration is drafted, cross-checked against primary sources, then passed through a second editorial pass that strips unsupported claims. Dates, names, and citations verified.
See all narration points on the map. Tap any point to hear it early or replay it later.
The most comprehensive self-guided audio guide for Pompeii. Major landmarks get deep dives. Smaller ruins get concise, vivid narrations.
Spend an hour or a full day. Skip sites, revisit favourites, take breaks. The tour adapts to you.
Three ways, all built in:
The map-tap option means you can stand anywhere — even at home before you travel — and play any narration. GPS just makes it hands-free while you’re actually walking the site.
No. Use the “Download for offline” button before you go, and the entire tour — audio, maps, narration text — works without any data connection. Tap-to-play and the map both work fully offline. GPS itself doesn’t need data; only the download does.
Two backstops. First, the map shows every site — just tap the marker for the place in front of you. Second, you can manually queue any narration even when GPS is off. The platform never assumes GPS works; it’s the convenience layer, not the gate.
The audio runs ~4 hours audio total, but you walk at your own pace. 81 narration points across the site. Most visitors take 2–4 hours; some spread it over multiple visits. Your access lasts 30 days from purchase, so revisit as often as you like.
One purchase covers one device session. Most couples share earbuds and use a single phone — the audio is paced for that. If you want everyone listening on their own device, each person needs their own purchase. We do not gate sharing aggressively; we trust visitors to do the right thing.
Full refund if you never trigger a single narration on-site. Partial refund based on how far you got. See the refund policy for specifics.