Ercolano (Herculaneum) Ercolano (Herculaneum) No Data

Description


The lesser known relation to Pompeii. The city was destroyed in the same eruption, but where as Pompeii was suffocated by the pyroclastic flow of superheated gasses, Herculaneum succumbed to a massive flow of mud and lava which buried the town until it was rediscovered in the 17th century. Not all of the site has been uncovered as much of it lies underneath the modern Neapolitan suburb of Ercolano, but what has been uncovered is in amazing condition.

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Getting There

There are trains every 30 minutes (with additional random occasional fast trains) from Naples to Ercolano Scavi taking 20 minutes to make the journey (fast trains take 10 minutes). From Ercolano Scavi station walk straight down the street for about 600m to the main entrance.
Latitude: 40.805997; Longitude: 14.347361
What3Words: mimics.chilled.tropic

Photos


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Web Link


ercolano.beniculturali.it
Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (01/10/2011), and on time of last update (26/02/2020) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.