Herculaneum Half-day Tour - What to see in Italy's Roman ruins - Mini-documentary
This is what you might see during a half-day / 4-hour tour of Herculaneum's Roman ruins in Italy. Note - You’ll get round the whole site in 3 or 4 hours but some areas are usually closed for conservation.
Be sure to also check out part 1 - the Pompeii tour (9m06s):
My video of what to see in Sorrento is here (6m16s):
And here's my short film about a day on Capri (3m34s)
This is my Positano Day Trip film (3m10s):
About this Herculaneum mini-documentary:
Herculaneum is about 6 kilometres form Mount Vesuvius and was destroyed in 79 AD by the same eruption that engulfed Pompeii.
Only one quarter of the city has been uncovered, with the modern town of Ercolano sitting on top of the remainder.
The city lay buried for centuries in a solid mass of pumice and ash to a depth of 12 to 30 metres.
Herculaneum was a smaller, wealthier city than Pompeii, covering about 20 hectares and with 4000 - 5000 inhabitants.
Instead of the sudden weight of falling ash that crushed roofs and collapsed houses in Pompeii, fast-flowing lava filled Herculaneum from the ground up, supporting walls and roofs as it encased them.
This preserved its multi-storied homes, complete with doors and staircases, as well as a wealth of organic material missing in Pompeii. Wooden furniture, textiles, and even foods tell us much about everyday life here, and many vivid frescoes and mosaics remain intact.
In this film we tour the streets and see inside the houses, bars and baths of ancient Herculaneum.
The film ends at the boathouse, where there are skeletons of victims who died at the seashore while waiting for rescue.
Film by Deanna Allison.
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****You can click on the time links below to skip ahead.****On August 24th, 79 AD, Mt. Vesuvius erupted for the first time in centuries. Herculaneum, just 3 miles away from the base of Mt. Vesuvius was spared from initial destruction as the wind carried most of the ash and pumice on to Pompeii. On the following night, the plume of ash above Mt. Vesuvius collapsed causing massive pyroclastic flows that buried both Pompeii and Herculaneum. While most of Pompeii has been excavated. It is estimated that only 25% of Herculaneum has been excavated. The rest lies under the current city of Ercolano.
In this video you will see:
00:00 - The ticket entrance
03:45 - Entrance to the archaeological site (Cardo III)
04:40 - House of Aristides
05:36 - House of Argus
08:26 - House of the Skeleton
12:21 - Lower Decumanus Road
13:03 - Cardo IV
13:11 - House of the Wooden Partition
15:55 - House of the Bronze Herma
16:40 - House of the Inn
19:45 - House of the Mosaic Atrium
20:30 - House of the Alcove
27:13 - Cardo III
27:46 - House of Galba
29:03 -Central Thermae (Roman Baths)
29:35 - Apodyterium (Changing Room)
30:40 - Frigidarium (Cold Room)
31:00 - Tepidarium (Warm Room)
31:54 - Caldarium (Hot Room)
35:15 - College of the Augustales
37:06 - The Decumans Maximus
37:58 - House of the Tuscan Colonnade
39:33 - House of the Black Hall
42:54 - House of the Double Porticos
43:35 - House of the Bicentenary
44:48 - Cardo IV
45:40 - House of the Beautiful Courtyard
46:15 - House of the Neptune Mosaic
47:41 - Wine Shop
48:55 - Samnite House
51:23 - Lower Decumanus Road (Decumanus Inferior)
51:43 - House of the Grand Portal
53:11 - Taberna Vasaria
53:35 - Cardo V
54:38 - Decumanus Maximus
56:42 - Bakery
58:34 - Palaestra (partially excavated)
1:00:14 - Swimming pool
1:03:29 - Cardo V
1:04:22 - House of the Relief of Telephus
1:05:44 - House of the Deer
1:07:40 - Terrace view of the Bay of Naples - Digital edit :)
1:10:51 - Marine Gate
1:11:20 - Terrace of M. Nonius Balbus
1:11:56 - Suburban Baths (outside view only)
1:13:06 - The Sacred Area
1:15:34 - The ancient waterfront (Skeletal Remains in Boathouses)
1:18:20 - Exit up through the lava rock
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Places to see in ( Ercolano - Italy ) Ruins of Herculaneum
Places to see in ( Ercolano - Italy ) Ruins of Herculaneum
Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD. Its ruins are located in the comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is famous as one of the few ancient cities that can now be seen in much of its original splendour, as well as for having been lost, along with Pompeii, Stabiae, Oplontis and Boscoreale, in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 that buried it. Unlike Pompeii, the deep pyroclastic material which covered it preserved wooden and other organic-based objects such as roofs, beds, doors, food and even some 300 skeletons which were discovered in recent years along the seashore. It had been thought until then that the town had been evacuated by the inhabitants.
Herculaneum was a wealthier town than Pompeii, possessing an extraordinary density of fine houses with, for example, far more lavish use of coloured marble cladding. Ancient tradition connected Herculaneum with the name of the Greek hero Heracles (Hercules in Latin and consequently Roman Mythology), an indication that the city was of Greek origin. In fact, it seems that some forefathers of the Samnite tribes of the Italian mainland founded the first civilization on the site of Herculaneum at the end of the 6th century BC. Soon after, the town came under Greek control and was used as a trading post because of its proximity to the Gulf of Naples.
The buildings at the site are grouped in blocks (insulae), defined by the intersection of the east-west (cardi) and north-south (decumani) streets. Hence we have Insula II – Insula VII running counterclockwise from Insula II. To the east are two additional blocks: Orientalis I (oI) and Orientalis II (oII). To the south of Orientalis I (oI) lies one additional group of buildings known as the Suburban District (SD). Individual buildings having their own entrance number. For example, the House of the Deer is labelled (Ins IV, 3).
The volcanic water, ash and debris covering Herculaneum, along with the extreme heat, left it in a remarkable state of preservation for over 1600 years. However, once excavations began, exposure to the elements began the slow process of deterioration. This was not helped by the methods of archaeology used earlier in the town's excavation, which generally centered around recovering valuable artifacts rather than ensuring the survival of all artifacts. In the early 1980s and under the direction of Dr. Sara C. Bisel, preservation of the skeletal remains became a high priority. The carbonised remains of organic materials, when exposed to the air, deteriorated over a matter of days, and destroyed many of the remains until a way of preserving them was formed.
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Excavations of Herculaneum (Ercolano)
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Ruins of Herculaneum Town in Italy
Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum (Italian: Ercolano) was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD. Its ruins are located in the commune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. More details:
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ITALY - HERCULANEUM Day tour from Naples with K and J in HD
Travel with K and J as we explore the ruins of HERCULANEUM from the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD. UNESCO site.
Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD. Its ruins are located in the comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy.
Unlike Pompeii, the deep pyroclastic material which covered it preserved wooden and other organic-based objects such as roofs, beds, doors, food and even some 300 skeletons which were discovered in recent years along the seashore. It had been thought until then that the town had been evacuated by the inhabitants.
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Herculaneum (Ercolano, Italia)
The Ancient Roman City of Herculaneum (Ercolano) was destroyed by the Volcano Vesuvius in AD 79, the same eruption that Pompeii was destroyed in.
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Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum (Italian: Ercolano) was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD. Its ruins are located in the commune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy.
As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is famous as one of the few ancient cities that can now be seen in much of its original splendour, as well as for having been lost, along with Pompeii, Stabiae, Oplontis and Boscoreale, in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 that buried it. Unlike Pompeii, the deep pyroclastic material which covered it preserved wooden and other organic-based objects such as roofs, beds, doors, food and even some 300 skeletons which were discovered in recent years along the seashore. It had been thought until then that the town had been evacuated by the inhabitants.
Herculaneum was a wealthier town than Pompeii, possessing an extraordinary density of fine houses with, for example, far more lavish use of coloured marble cladding.
Ercolano - Italy (HD1080p)
*** ''Ercolano'' is a town in the province of Naples in Italy. The archaeological site of Herculaneum is a place declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco since 1997 ***
Ruins of Herculaneum, Naples, Italy
This guided walking tour explores the unusually well-preserved city of Herculaneum, which was buried under mud and lava in the same volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD. NP06
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Ercolano - Italy - Unesco World Heritage Site
Ercolano is a town and comune in the province of Naples, Campania (southern Italy). It lies at the western foot of Mount Vesuvius, on the Bay of Naples, just southeast of the city of Naples. The medieval town of Resina was built on the volcanic material left by the eruption of Vesuvius (AD 79) that destroyed the ancient city of Herculaneum, from which the present name is derived. Ercolano is a resort and the starting point for excursions to the excavations of Herculaneum and for the ascent of Vesuvius by bus. The town also manufactures leather goods, buttons, glass, and the wine known as Lacryma Christi (Tear of Christ).
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For the ancient city, see Herculaneum.
Ercolano was most likely founded by the Oscans, an Italic tribe of the 8th century BC, and later became part of both the Etruscan and Samnite dominions. Under the control of the Romans, the city was a renowned seaside resort where some of the richest Roman citizens passed their summer vacations. After the AD 79 eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, the city was completely buried under volcanic material. Unlike neighboring Pompeii, the citizens of Herculaneum died of thermal shock from the extremely hot pyroclastic surges, rather than buried under heavy ash.
Records of rehabitation in the area begin to appear around the year 1000, when the sanctuary called Castel di Resina, one of the most visited in the Campania region, was recorded to have been located on a hill in that area. It is named after the Greek god Herakles.The area was largely repopulated over the next 500 years, creating the small town of Resina, named after the old sanctuary, with homes and neighborhoods being built above the uncovered ancient ruins of Herculaneum. In 1709, the ancient Roman city was rediscovered and explored. Since then, Herculaneum has been partially excavated. Over time, the town of Resina became part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, up until the unification of Italy of 1861, and eventually became part of the metropolitan area of the city of Naples.
In 1969, the town changed its name from Resina to Ercolano, the Italian modernization of the ancient name in honour of the ancient city.
Ruins of Herculaneum Italy - Mount Vesuvius
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Herculaneum (Ercolano) Italy August 2014
In August 2014, We finally got to visit Herculaneum. Located in the Mount of Vesuvius, Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town which was destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79AD.
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Mount Vesuvius and Herculaneum Day Trip in Naples, Italy
Join us as we visit Mount Vesuvius and travel to Herculaneum on a day trip from Pompei, Naples, Italy. Our travel guide shows you how you can do this yourself if you are based nearby Mount Vesuvius and Herculaneum.
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The journey from Pompeii to Herculaneum is a scenic one with Mount Vesuvius to one side and the Bay of Naples to the other. It only took us 20 minutes to get there by train, so if you’re looking for a day trip, it doesn’t get much easier than this one. Just maybe don’t get off in the outskirts of town like we did, but more on that later.
Vesuvio's Express is a shuttle service that runs to the top of the volcano, so if you’re expecting a guided tour filled with lots of interesting facts, this isn’t it.
That being said, we were perfectly happy to tour the site on our own, and we couldn’t beat the price at 20 Euros per person.
The only problem we encountered was that the roads were completely iced over the further we went up the mountain, and at one point the bus just had to give up and let all the passengers off to go the rest of the way on foot.
Things got a little easier once we swapped icy paved roads for a dirt trail, though we also had snow to contend with, but we eventually reached the top. I would say one of the coolest things about hiking up to Mount Vesuvius was being able to see that it’s a volcano within a volcano, and while there was no bubbling lava visible to the eye, we could see steam rising from several vents.
Our next stop after lunch were the ruins of Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town that was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius. While Pompeii was covered in ash, Herculaneum was hit by the pyroclastic flow that followed the explosion of 79 AD, which also led to its preservation.
What at first glance appears to be a moat, is Herculaneum’s ancient shoreline. Here we were met with the aftermath of the explosion: a row of old boat houses, each of them filled with the skeleton remains of those who did not escape during the first day of the eruption.
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Herculaneum or Ercolano ruins
A glimpse of one of the most preserved city ruin in the world,its a must to visit.
Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum (Italian: Ercolano) was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD. Its ruins are located in the commune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy.
As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is famous as one of the few ancient cities that can now be seen in much of its original splendour, as well as for having been lost, along with Pompeii, Stabiae, Oplontis and Boscoreale, in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 that buried it. Unlike Pompeii, the deep pyroclastic material which covered it preserved wooden and other organic-based objects such as roofs, beds, doors, food and even some 300 skeletons which were discovered in recent years along the seashore. It had been thought until then that the town had been evacuated by the inhabitants.
Herculaneum was a wealthier town than Pompeii, possessing an extraordinary density of fine houses with, for example, far more lavish use of coloured marble cladding. Source Wiki