HERCOLANUM GUIDED VISIT with entrance included

About this tour

A fascinating tour of the ancient city of Hercolanum, today our second Unesco hereditage archeological site

You will be picked up directly from your pick-up point in the city of Naples at 8:30 am by bus.

You will proceed to visit the Herculaneum excavations, where your certified guide will be waiting for you to begin a fascinating 2-hour private tour of the archaeological park.

You will be immersed in the ‘recent’ discovery of this archaeological site, which served as the holiday quarter of Roman patricians and the coastal town of nearby Pompeii. Discovered by chance by a farmer in the early 1700s, the excavations were perfected and expanded thanks to the royal dynasties, only to be recognised as a Unesco heritage site in 1997.

Also a victim of the infamous eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D., Herculaneum boasts an even better state of preservation than Pompeii. Unlike the latter, in fact, the deep pyroclastic material that covered Herculaneum has preserved over the centuries wooden objects, organic-based objects such as roofs, beds, doors, food and even some 300 skeletons that have been discovered in recent years along the seashore.

The map reveals an ancient and rich city of nobles and merchants. In fact, walking through these picturesque streets, you can admire the remains of sumptuous frescoed villas and entire buildings.  In addition: the Northern Cardo, the House of the Skeleton, the Thermopolium (restaurant), the Baths of Men, the Temple of the Augustals, the Forum, the House of the Black Salon, the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, the House of the Beautiful Courtyard, the Samnite House, the House of the Wooden Partition, the Bakery, the Gymnasium, the House of the Deer, the Marina Gate, the Terrace of Marcus Nonius Balbus and the beach where the skeletons of the victims of the eruption were found.

After your guided visit, you will accompained to your drop-off point.