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 scavi ercolano

City: Ercolano (Naples)
Address: Corso Resina
Telephone: +39 081 8575347
Website:www.pompeiisites.org
Visitalia Discount: Ticket Entrance + Skyp the line. Book with Visitalia code and get 20% discount. Once booked you will receive a voucher to be presented directly at box office.

 

Opening hours
From 1 April to 31 October: 8.30 - 19.30 (last entrance 18.00)
From 1 November to 31 March: 8.30 - 17.00 (last entrance 15.30)
The sites are closed on:  25 December, 1 May, 1 January



Description: Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD.
It is most famous for having been lost, along with Pompeii, Stabiae, Oplontis and the neighborhood of Monte Bursaccio in Boscoreale, in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 that buried it in superheated pyroclastic material. It is also famous as one of the few ancient cities that can now be seen in almost its original splendor; unlike Pompeii, it was mainly affected by pyroclastic flows, thus preserving the wooden objects such as roof tops, building beams, beds, doors, and even food. Moreover, Herculaneum was a wealthier town than Pompeii, possessing an extraordinary density of fine hou ses, and far more lavish use of colored marble cladding. The discovery in recent years of some 300 skeletons along the sea shore came as a surprise, as it had been assumed that the town had been evacuated.
Tickets:
Full: Eur 11,00; Concessions: Eur 5,50
EU citiziens under 18: Free
Over 65, Students 18-25, teachers: Half price
Free admission every first sunday of each month.

 

 

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