• Herculaneum

14 km southeast of Naples, the small town suffered the same fate as Pompeii, and was buried under Mount Vesuvius’s volcanic ashes and mud in 79 AD. Herculaneum, a wealthy Roman town, is better preserved than Pompeii and its ruins and remains are extremely impressive and sometimes shocking.
The town’s beautiful buildings, private houses, public baths, taverns, temples, and artworks are all undamaged. Enjoy the sculptures, magnificent frescoes, and mosaics. The most famous of the luxurious villas at Herculaneum is the “Villa of the Papyri”, a seafront retreat of Julius Caesar’s father-in-law, which stretched down towards the sea in four terraces.
Reach Herculaneum from Naples. From Rome take a guided tour, go by car (2.5 hours), or use the train to Naples (2-2.5 hours), and a local train to the nearby Ercolano.

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Ancient colourful mosaic ruins in Herculaneum (UNESCO World Heritage Site) near Naples, Campania, Italy

View of a street in Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 near Naples, Campania, Italy

Herculaneum, ancient roman town, wall in hall of College of the Augustans with Neptune and Aimone fresco, Archeological site near Naples, Campania, Italy