Herculaneum Small Group Tour and Ticket With an Archaeologist
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 5 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Get the chance to visit the site of Herculaneum being guided by an Archaeologist. Get to know more about this ancient Roman city, inhabited by merchants and nobility, whose life ended dramatically fast in 79 AD. The guide will show you the waterfront where more than 300 remains of people trying to escape by sea were found, but also the Samnite house, the thermal baths, the Temple of the Augustales, the forum, the house of Neptune and Amphitrite, the Gymnasium, the house of the wooden partition and much more. You will get an intense experience: you can see not only stone, marble and ceramics left, but also carbonized wood and even more exquisite paintings and mosaics than in Pompei. Herculaneum was destroyed by a much more powerful force which instantly burnt all wood and buried the city under a thick layer which didn’t let the air go through and cause decay.
Inclusions
What's included
- Licensed guide with archaeological background
- Herculaneum entry tickets
- Small Group (maximum 20 people per guide)
- Headsets
- Guidance and assistance
What's not
- Meals/drinks
- Private transportation
Itinerary
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)
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
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.
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).
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.
It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
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.
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.
The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum's more luxurious mansions. The house has a monumental entrance which still retains the carbonised remains of the doorposts and lintel.
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.
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.
Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5A must see
We had Luciano Leone as our guide / arch and he was brilliant, his research and findings coupled with his enthusiasm and passion really made the whole experience unforgettable, the highlight of the trips we did on our holiday
1Problem with Herculaneum tour guide
The tour guide and archaeologist, Luciano Leone, although very knowledgeable and pleasant, spoke very highly accepted English. I could not understand him. This made it extremely frustrating. His English was not acceptable, and I will give zero stars if they allowed it.
5Fascinating visit to historic town
Diego was an excellent guide; professional, knowledgeable, and informative. We had the most memorable visit to Herculaneum, we learned lots about the history with many facts but woven into the history and story behind the town and the event of its destruction.
4Knowledge guide
Good very knowledgeable guide but he was a little difficult to understand and he was aware of that. It was a very hot day and he always found a shady spot. Great tour and it wasn’t too busy
5Compare and Contrast Herculaneum and Pompei
Herculaneum was very interesting. It was more manageable than Pompei. Our guide, Marilyn (I think), was very knowledgeable and she shared things about Herculaneum that contrasted with the ruins of Pompei, so this site gives one a different perspective. Definitely worth the tour.
5Wonderful tour
Vincenzo was our guide and he was very knowledgeable, witty and gracious. Herculareum was more interesting to me than Pompeii, where I had been several times. It is a shame that two-thirds of the city will never be uncovered.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meeting place 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)
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Askos Tours
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Dogs are allowed at the Herculaneum Archaeological Park without breed or size restrictions, however they must be kept on a leash or muzzle and it is mandatory to have bags to collect any droppings. For reasons of logistics and conservation, within the Antiquarium premises, the Boat Pavilion, and the domus featuring mosaic floors, access is permitted only to dogs that are carried in arms or transported in an appropriate carrier.
- Herculaneum ruins' entry tickets: 16 euros (adult) 2 euros (EU citizens 18-25 y.o.)
How it compares in Naples
- Its from-price is 83% below the median of the 3135 experiences we list in Naples.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 17 of 3135.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Naples
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