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This tour for kids and is designed to guide them through the discover of Herculeneum, one of the most fascinating archaeological site of the world.
Everything is well-preserved and the kids can walk around the town, enter houses, temples and theater and truly feel what it was like to live in Roman times.
The guide will focus on their needs and will capture their attention with marvelous stories of the ancient daily life of the Romans. During the visit the guide will use educational materials, such as papers and multimedia (tablet) for reconstruction.
The itinerary can be subjected to slight variations due to the closure of some locations or due to overcrowding.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We meet at the entrance of Ercolano Ruins, at the ticket office.
Itinerary
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1Parco Acheologico di Ercolano
Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins. You can get there as follows: - By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place) - By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
2Casa dei Cervi
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo
M. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4College of the Augustales
It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7House of the Skeleton
The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8Central Thermae
The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum's more luxurious mansions.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10Casa Sannitica
The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11Casa del Bel Cortile
This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12House of the Grand Portal
Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
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Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- We can design a specific itinerary for wheelchair users
- The archaeological site of Herculaneum is closed on the 1st January and 25th December.
- It is forbidden to introduce inside the excavations of Herculaneum handbags, backpacks, luggage, cases, larger than 30x30x15 cm.
- Regarding school trips, it is strictly necessary to book the tour before the visit.
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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.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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