Herculaneum small group tour with an Archaeologist

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Duration:2 hours (approx.)
Location: Naples, Italy

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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.

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1. Parco 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)
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The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
3. La 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.
4. College 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).
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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.
6. Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
7. House 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.
8. Central 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.
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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.
10. Casa 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.
11. Casa 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.
12. House 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.

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Posted By : Karen_S
Luciano was an absolutely fabulous guide. He did a brilliant job bringing Herculaneum to life, providing helpful historical context and making the visit so engaging for our group. We thoroughly enjoyed the visit and were so glad we choose to join in- made all the difference to our visit.
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Posted On : 2023-12-31 00:49:29

Posted By : HeatherA_M
Our guide, Luciano Leone, was both informative and entertaining and did a fabulous job of introducing us to Herculaneum and why it perhaps undeservedly sits in the shadow of Pompeii.
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Posted On : 2023-12-29 03:58:42

Posted By : Elizabeth_B
We had an amazing time with our tour guide- she was so friendly, knowledgeable and interactive. As an archeologist she offered so much insight to each building. We would definitely recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2023-12-15 15:32:58

Posted By : adranav2023
Great tour of Herculaneum and Luciano Laone was a very knowledgeable guide for Herculaneum.
Shame we could not go down to where the boat houses are. But we could see skeletal remains of the victims of the Vesuvuian eruption.
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Posted On : 2023-12-12 20:24:28

Posted By : Varun_P
He is awesome: it was like going on a tour with Indiana Jones. It is one thing to have knowledge and an entirely different thing to share information; this doctor has plethora of knowledge and the passion to share them with you.

We are almost on the last leg of trip; and he is the only guide so far who paused several times to take questions. That aside, he even shared information about Pompeii; more like a virtual tour from Herculaneum.
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Posted On : 2023-12-05 12:19:47

Posted By : Jet13742631747
It really made all the difference to have a knowledgeable expert to frame the whole experience. The small number in the group (maybe a dozen or so) meant that lots of questions could be asked and fully informative answers given and even expanded upon.

Definitely the best way to do one of many peoples bucket list experiences.
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Posted On : 2023-12-03 09:31:16

Posted By : justdenise1126
We had the most amazing tour! Alessandra provided us with so much information about Herculaneum. Definitely book and make sure she is your guide!!!
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Posted On : 2023-11-25 13:58:18

Posted By : U8878INsarahw
This is bybfar one of the best tours I have ever done. Our tour guide, Luciano, was fantastic and passionate about what we were seeing.
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Posted On : 2023-11-24 05:07:11

Posted By : 187debq
Chose the Herculaneum Tour over Pompeii as was advised in August, when it's peak tourist and heat that Herculaneum is a little easier. Caught the Circumvesuviana train from Naples - was a short walk to the entrance of Herculaneum. Really glad we booked the Askos group tour. Our guide Alessandra was excellent - she's an archeologist so talked passionately and knowledgable about the site. The tour was just the right length to do with teenagers! Highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2023-11-10 10:01:26

Posted By : StanleySurreyUK
Enthusiastic tour that was both educational and enjoyable. Tour was the correct length and paced well with headsets. Herculaneum is so different and more complete than Pompeii and definitely worth the visit but would advise not visiting both on the same day in order to take it all in.
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Posted On : 2023-11-09 08:48:17