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If you’re just looking for a bite-sized tour, this half day gives us plenty of time to show you the ancient site of Herculaneum. A residential coastal town which has been superbly preserved due to the fact that it was covered in volcanic mud during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Sorrento, Italy
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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If you’re just looking for a bite-sized tour, this half day gives us plenty of time to show you the ancient site of Herculaneum. A residential coastal town which has been superbly preserved due to the fact that it was covered in volcanic mud during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
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Stop At: Parco Acheologico di Ercolano, Corso Resina, 187, 80056 Ercolano Italy
The archaeological excavations of Herculaneum have returned the remains of the ancient city of Herculaneum, buried under a blanket of ashes, lapilli and mud during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79, together with Pompeii, Stabiae and Oplonti.
Found randomly following the excavations for the construction of a well in 1709, the archaeological investigations in Herculaneum began in 1738.
Duration: 2 hours
