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 : Walter_M
The guide was great, we enjoyed him and the tour; not crowded like Pompei
Luciano was knowledgeable and gracious. Thick accent but we understood him well.
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 09:12:40

Posted By : Izabela S
Excellent guide.
Very informative as well as entertaining.
Highly recommend a tour with Luciano
Luciano brought a lot of his own materials
and photos .
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 04:47:59

Posted By : Pauline_C
Luciano Leone was our guide, absolutely brilliant tour, his expert knowledge was educational, interesting and fun. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 04:35:17

Posted By : Lesley_H
The guide, Luciano Leone, was excellent, extremely well informed and very entertaining. He provided a wealth of information, while keeping us engaged and amused. Would highly recommend. Askos is an excellent company, reliable and effective.
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Posted On : 2024-05-16 12:51:35

Posted By : Stephe_travels
We booked the AKOS tour via the ‘Headout’ app. Our guide Luciano Leone really was brilliant. He was really knowledgable and funny at the same time! He took us to all the best parts of Herculaneum and explained everything really well. I learnt alot! Very educational day! Would thoroughly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 17:34:10

Posted By : Rachel7Mary7
Excellent, knowledgeable archaeologist guide, Michele, who had been involved in the excavations in recent years. We were provided with individual earpieces so we could hear his commentary without having to wait for everyone to gather, which meant he was able to pack in much more fascinating information. Herculaneum is much smaller and more compact than Pompei, but there were far fewer crowds, and it was altogether a much more satisfying experience. A couple of things worth noting: anything larger than a small backpack has to be placed in a secure locker (free of charge) prior to entry. Locker keys available from the information desk just inside the reception building. The meeting point is at the reception building, not the main entrance, so walk right on downhill following the signs, and you'll see people milling about. We made the mistake of leaving through the lower exit in a bid to find lunch by the coast; it's a long and unpleasant walk best avoided. There are plenty of lunch options in the town which can be accessed through the main upper exit. Fantastic tour, highly recommended. Take water, hat, camera, and wear comfortable trainers or similar.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 04:54:24

Posted By : Victoria_V
What can I say but wow. This tour was amazing. The history and what is left is so much more than what I could have ever imagined! Also, to be able to touch actual history just blows my mind. Our tour guide Luciano, gave us so much amazing information and facts! It was great to hear what he has found and did while he worked on dig sites there.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 15:56:34

Posted By : racersuperdave
Had a wonderful tour with Luciano Leone! He was very knowledgeable and took his time making sure the group understood everything and answered any questions we had. He even explained some of the differences between Herculaneum and Pompeii. He had wonderful pictures to help us understand what we were seeing.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 09:52:57

Posted By : anncD1279OF
The tour round Herculaneum was very interesting and entertaining. I learnt so much about the lives of the people who lived there. Fully recommend it.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 07:42:34

Posted By : Jim_B
Very memorable tour. Guide had great passion and enthusiasm for the history. Very engaging and recommend highly
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 05:43:18