Day 60: Herculaneum

Herculaneum (Ercolano) was an ancient Roman town. It was buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Although less known than Pompeii today, it was the first and, for a long time, the only discovered Vesuvian city (in 1709).

The skeletal remains of at least 300 people were found and were still on site until now. Herculaneum was more well-preserved than Pompeii. It was also less crowded and we could see more in-depth of the ancient buildings and such. We enjoyed our day trip spent in Herculaneum very much and would definitely recommend this to anyone who visit Naples.Read more