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Take the chance to visit the Herculaneum site with an official authorized guide. Learn all about the fascinating history of this place, which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Your trip begins in the early morning in Sorrento, meet the tour assistant and enjoy the live commentary on board while travelling to Ercolano.
Once inside, get the chance to view the town from above and follow the guide to cover most important sites, including the public baths with their frescoes and mosaics, along with the shops and gymnasium and much more. It is a marvelous tour of one of the world's best-preserved examples of a Roman residential town.
At the end of the guided tour, enjoy some free time before heading back to Sorrento.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Please note that pick-up time starts 45/30 minutes before departure time, you have to be ready at meeting location, as communicated from local supplier.
You have to confirm exact pick-up time and location with supplier, before departure.
You have to inform the supplier about which location you are going to use as meeting point.
Please be aware that Sorrento has many traffic restriction areas, you have to confirm location and times some days before departure.
The supplier is not responsible in case of delays, no show at the meeting point, or in case you are not communicating with staff in order to arrange pick-up time and location.
Itinerary
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1Archeological Park of Herculaneum
2 hours guided walking tour inside the Herculaneum site.
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
Sacello degli Augustali (Pass by)
The College of the Augustales is a Roman-era religious building, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, and rediscovered during archaeological excavations in ancient Herculaneum. The priestly college of the Sodales Augustales likely met inside. It is possible that the structure was used as a meeting place for the Augustales, as evidenced by some fragments on a wall, on which the names of the members of the category were engraved.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
A small, but richly decorated house in Herculaneum, features a mosaic depicting the sea-god Neptune and his wife.
Admission ticket free -
Casa del Rilievo di Telefo (Pass by)
he House of the Relief of Telephus is a house from the Roman era, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and brought to light following the archaeological excavations of ancient Herculaneum: it is so called because inside it was found a high relief depicting the myth of Telephus.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
The Bicentenary House is a Roman house buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and rediscovered following the archaeological excavations of ancient Herculaneum: the name derives from its discovery which occurred exactly two hundred years after the beginning of the first discoveries of Herculaneum.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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