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Ercolano Essentials

Ercolano is the modern town on top of ancient Herculaneum, the Roman town buried by Vesuvius in AD 79. This list covers the main reasons to come: the excavations, the volcano itself, the virtual museum, and the Bourbon-era palace and villas along the old Golden Mile road.

Ercolano Essentials — Kartta

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Archaeological Area of Herculaneum

The excavated Roman town, buried by Vesuvius in AD 79. Houses keep upper floors, wooden beams, frescoes and mosaics.

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Mount Vesuvius

The active volcano above the town. A short, steep path leads to the rim of the crater, with views over the Bay of Naples.

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Villa of the Papyri

A huge seaside villa outside the town walls, where a library of carbonised papyrus scrolls was found in the 18th century.

sculpteur antique décédé au Ier siècle / pd

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Roman Theatre of Herculaneum

The first building found at Herculaneum, in 1710. It still lies deep underground and is reached through old tunnels on guided visits.

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MAV Virtual Archaeological Museum

A museum without original finds. 3D reconstructions and holograms show Herculaneum and Pompeii before the eruption.

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Royal Palace of Portici

An 18th-century Bourbon palace next to Ercolano, with a large park. It once displayed the first finds from Herculaneum.

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Villa Campolieto

An 18th-century villa on the Golden Mile by Luigi Vanvitelli, with frescoed halls and a round portico facing the sea.

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Basilica of Santa Maria a Pugliano

The oldest church in Ercolano, in the historic centre of the old town of Resina.

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Vesuvius Observatory

A neoclassical observatory from 1845 on the slopes of Vesuvius, with a small museum on the volcano and its eruptions.

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