Herculanium guided tour

5.0
(3 reviews) Naples, Italy

2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 1 more

My work is my love! Ancient excavations will turn into lively and full of colors! Let's investigate with me!

Walk through the ruins of Herculanium, a rich city of merchants and nobility, with your small group of maximum 10 people and explore with me this world’s best preserved Roman city, buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Visit the ancient square facing the sea, the well preserved Augusteum, the beautiful public bath, the bakery, the gymnasium, the termopolium, the house of Neptune and Amphitrite, the Samnite house and much more.
The volcanic mud frozen into a hard stone that sealed like in a vacuum capsule whole city, creating the unique characteristics of conservation, which has no equal.
So, you will see the skeletons of the victims on the beach, a lot of frescoes and mosaics in place, the carbonized wood, that preserved only in this city.
I great expirience is waiting for you!

What's Included

2 hours guided tour

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The meeting point is the ticket office of Herculanium archeological site, I will hold a sign IRINA

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours (approximately)
  • (Pass by)

    The driver or I'm will hold a sign IRINA Herculaneum is not less interesting, then Pompei. It was a rich city of merchants and nobility. Herculaneum is much closer to Vesuvius than Pompeii and it is the best preserved Roman city in the world, which has no equal.. You will see with autorized tourist guide the ancient square facing the sea, the skeletons of the victims on the beach, the carbonized wood, the well preserved Augusteum, the beautiful public bath, the Gymnasium, shops, private houses as Samnite house, the house of Neptune and Amphitrit and much more. You will learn about disastrous erruption of Vesuvius, but also about life, traditions during anctian Roman period. You will admire antien frescoes, mosaics, marble statues, roofs, houses with first floor

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Supplied by Pompeii private tours

Tags

Historical Tours
Rail Services
Private Drivers
Rail Transfers
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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