- Parco Acheologico di Ercolano - Guided tour of the excavations of Herculaneum, with a historical introduction to the site, a short tour of the spectacular exhibition of jewels, the exhibition of the most significant buildings in the city, with the rich patrician houses, spas, shops, public and religious buildings and , finally, the dramatic view of the skeletons of the victims of the eruption, still preserved in the shelters for boats on the ancient beach.
- Expert guide services
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Lunch
Venture back to antiquity in the plush Herculaneum, the gem of the Tyrrhenian Sea, decimated by the Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD. Unlike its mercantile counterpart Pompeii, Herculaneum was the chosen retreat of the Roman elite who resided along the Campania coast. Unlike Pompeii, Herculaneum was engulfed by fluid pyroclastic matter that soon solidified, burying the city beneath 20 meters or more of volcanic sediment. The scorching heat of the inferno engulfed the city causing organic materials to carbonize, thereby preserving the remains of wooden structures, staircases, furniture, ropes, etc., visible since the first dig in 1738. Presently, only a small portion of the city is open to tourists, with about 80% still entombed under volcanic rock. However, what can be seen gives a vivid representation of the affluence of its denizens.
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