Guided tour of Ancient Herculaneum
Herculaneum


Enjoy a guided tour of Herculaneum with an official guide !!


The ancient city of Herculaneum, located in present-day Ercolano, which overlooks the Gulf of Naples, was a charming and pleasant resort for wealthy patrician families.

egAccording to historians it was probably founded  by the Osci during the 8th century BC. The city was surely influenced by the Greeks of the nearby town of Neapolis. Conquered by the Romans, it became a municipium in A.D. 89 B.C. It was completely buried under a thick layer of pyroclastic material during the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

In Herculaneum many organic objects are well preserved:  wooden doors and windows, shelves, papyrus rolls, waxed tablets, vegetable fibers, clothing, cereals, legumes and fruits.   The well preserved charred boats, the wooden furniture, including a rocking cradle, beds, sofas and a throne-like chair are simply marvelous.

Many objects of common use in terracotta or iron, surgical instruments, precious objects in bronze, silver or gold are also still intact. Recent excavations have brought to light fabulous golden bracelets and necklaces, cameos and precious stones.

The buried city, one of the richest in the Mediterranean area, is a glimpse of the luxurious life that took place in the Gulf of Naples in the years immediately preceding the eruption of 79.

egThe city that was built on it, Resina continued  the traditions of the previous town as early as the year 121 when Hadrian was emperor.

In fact, Resina also became a holiday city for the aristocracies of different eras so that when, in the eighteenth century, the ancient town of Herculaneum rose from its ashes, it found itself surrounded by the most beautiful villas and sumptuous palaces of the so-called Golden Mile that still today give prestige to the pleasant Vesuvian town.


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After an overview of the beautiful town from above, we will delve into the details of the catastrophe that ended its glorious days. Then the discovery and finally the rebirth of the buried city.

During the guided tour with a qualified tourist guide, we will walk through the ancient streets of the city and we will see how the sumptuous houses of the rich families were organized, with their splendid gardens, or  how modest were the houses of the poors. We will listen to the history of the inhabitants of the time and we will understand their way of life, their taste in furnishing the beautiful houses where we will admire the frescoes that still decorate the walls, the brightly colored mosaics, the wooden doors, still well preserved, the remains of charred furniture.
Along the streets, paved with lava stone which are still in excellent condition, we will have the opportunity to visit shops, spas, meeting places and it will seem like going back in time. The city will gradually come to life and we will live together the atmosphere of an enchanting and lovely city of two thousand years.

WHAT IS THE COST OF THE GUIDED TOUR? 160 EUROS PER GROUP (MAX. 10 PAX + 5 EUROS EACH  EXTRA PERSON)

HOW LONG DOES THE GUIDED TOUR LAST? 2 HOURS

WHAT DOES THE TOUR INCLUDE ?

* GUIDED TOUR WITH QUALIFIED GUIDE / ARCHAEOLOGIST

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR?

* ENTRANCE TICKET TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK OF HERCULANEUM


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HERCULANEUM
  AND POMPEI
I


HERCULANEUM
AND OPLONTIS


HERCULANUM AND THE
NATIONAL
ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF
  NAPLES

HERCULANEUM
  AND RESINA


HERCULANEUM
WITH AN ARCHEOLOGUE



HERCULANEUM
GROUP TOUR

POMPEI  OPLONTIS
MANN
ERCOLANO FAVORITA
HERCULANEUM
Demetra







HERCULANUM AND
VESUVIAN VILLAS



HERCULANEUM AND

STABIAE


HERCULANEUM AND

PAESTUM

HERCULANEUM

AND NAPLES


POMPEII WITH AN

ARCHEOLOGUE


HERCULANUM AND
CHAMPS FLEGREI
VILLA CAMPOLIETO
STABIA
Paestum
GALLERIA UMBERTO
POMPEI TEMPIO VENERE
CASERTA PALAZZO REALE


To book a guided tour of those fascinating places with a licensed guide, do not hesitate to contact me at the following e-mail address: belsannino@gmail.com

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