Pompeii was not the only city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius back in 79 A.D.. A few miles away, right on the coastline, there was another city: Herculaneum. That one town, just like Pompeii, was at the same time both destroyed and preserved by the disaster. Pyroclastic flows covered Herculaneum with a literal mountain of scalding ashes, burying the remains of the ancient city under 80 feet of volcanic materials.
Today, almost 2000 years later, the charm Herculaneum had is still intact. The town was a residential area for the upper class: smaller but richer than Pompeii was. Traces of the affluence of the ancient Herculaneum are still visibile in the original style and in the elegant decorations of the private houses.
Herculaneum differentiates itself from Pompeii also when it comes to the state of the preservation: the two cities were destroyed by the same eruption but the effects on them were not alike.
Posted By : A7658CKilariam
We visited Ercolano with the splendid guide of Francesco Pagano. Francesco is clear, passionate and engaging: the hour and a half tour is pleasant, the selection is careful and Francesco tells a lot of interesting stories. We highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-03-31 04:32:07 
Posted By : Vacation547845
Francesco was our guide for this exceptional tour of Herculaneum and we enjoyed his wealth of knowledge on both Herculaneum and Pompeii. We were able to ask many questions and he added so much insights. We highly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-07-06 03:16:19
Posted By : OnAir63737561174
Robertta was our guide and she did a fantastic job navigating us through Pompeii and Herculaneum. Super knowledgeable, she made it very interesting and did a great job depicting life in both these cities. Will definitely use them again.
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Posted On : 2022-09-27 05:30:12
Posted By : adam b
Francesco gave my wife and I an amazing experience with his wealth of knowledge and detail about Herculaneum. He had great humour and made the tour thoroughly enjoyable. 5 out of 5.
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Posted On : 2022-09-24 08:05:33
