Secret Herculaneum: The Hidden Treasure of Ancient Roman Civilization

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Parco Acheologico di Ercolano

  Let us explore together the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, a UNESCO site and one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the world. Ancient Herculaneum was buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and is a true place of memory: although less extensive than nearby Pompeii, unlike the latter it still bears most of its urban and civic structure. Houses, doors and bedrooms, workshops and objects of all kinds are still perfectly visible. Walking along the paved streets together with your guide will be a unique experience: you will immerse yourself in the daily life of the ancient Herculaneum civilization. You will enter their houses, with still unchanged the warm colors of the frescoes; you will visit the gymnasium and the baths, where the ancients gathered to talk about everything, even politics and business. You will feel as if you can sense the smells, sounds and colors of the ancient city! The use of wheelchairs must be reported 24 hours before the visit.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Parco Acheologico di Ercolano

  The ancient beach: the only waterfront of an almost entirely preserved Roman city.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 3
  La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo

  The terrace of Marco Nonio Baldo: The ancient city of Herculaneum wanted to honor Marcus Nonius Balbo , its most prestigious citizen and patron, with a terrace overlooking the sea at the time.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  Casa dei Cervi

  House of Deer: It is the richest and finest residence so far found within the excavation area, and owes its name to the two marble groups depicting Deer being attacked by dogs

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno

  The House of the Wooden Partition: is so named because of the discovery of a folding wooden structure designed to separate the splendid atrium from the tablinum i.e., the homeowner's study.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 6

  House of Neptune and Amphitrite: It belonged to a wealthy merchant where there is the beautiful mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite his companion.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 7
  Casa Sannitica

  The Samnite House: it is one of the most popular archaeological remains in Herculaneum, as it is considered one of the oldest dwellings on the site

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• Ercolano (Pass by)

  The decumanus maximus is the main street of Roman cities and therefore also of Herculaneum, and for this reason it housed the most prestigious houses on its sides.

  Admission ticket free
• 8
  College of the Augustales

  The Sacellum of the Augustals is a building from Roman times used for the rites of worship of emperors, tended by augus priests

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 9

  Casa D'argo: It owes its name to a now-disappeared fresco that decorated the peristyle depicting Argo Panoptes, the giant with a hundred eyes,

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 10
  Salone della Barca di Ercolano

  boat pavilion: In this unique exhibition site, a charred boat that was found along the beach of Herculaneum during excavations in 1981 is preserved.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 11
  Parco Acheologico di Ercolano

  end of the tour

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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