Herculaneum Ruins

Posted By : Trippersx2
We thought Pompeii couldn’t be matched but in it’s way Herculaneum is just as impressive.

We booked this trip through Tui. Part of the trip included a guide. Dana, our guide made Herculaneum come alive. Dana’s knowledge was expert and she delivered her story with a great sense of humour. We’d recommend you ‘use’ a guide to help your own experience come alive too.

What is available at Herculaneum is smaller than Pompeii but more approachable and accessible. A lot of the buildings are ‘complete’ and your able to go inside. With a little imagination you can get a sense of the past Herculaneum.

The arches at the bottom of the site tell their own, story. The arches are full of copies of skeletons just how they were found. The story of how these people waited for boats to take them to safety and how the boats never arrived is heartbreaking. They died where they waited.

Stories like this, the size and completeness of Herculaneum made it to us more intimate.

Like Pompeii you’ll be walking on the original roads and pavements. They weren’t built with tourists in mind. There are a few more steeper spots on this site. Again like Pompeii it’s perhaps not for the less able? But the effort it takes to see the sights is more than worth it. We really did enjoy ourselves.
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Posted On : 2024-07-06 16:05:46

Posted By : 698jerker_
Clear and reasonably large compared to Pompeii.
You can see ruins, frescoes, mosaics and houses.
No queue at the visit.
No restaurant
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Posted On : 2024-06-18 11:35:52

Posted By : schmutaki
We have to say this was a let down. We stopped by here on the way back from a wonderful trip to the Amalfi coast. We were tired and it was hot. Perhaps a guided tour would have been better. There just wasn't much of interest to see. At the ticket office, we were told the site was wheelchair accessible but it clearly wasn't and one member of our party could not go. Oh well.
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Posted On : 2024-05-29 15:47:33

Posted By : Peter H
Herculaneum is well worth seeing. The remains, buried under ash since Vesuvius erupting 79ad, has been carefully excavated over the past century or so. It could be described as a mini-Pompeii, but is worth a visit and its compact site means it is not as challenging to get around.

The train station, Ercolano Scavi, can be tricky to get to from Naples and Sorrento since not all trains stop there. You’ll need to change at Santa Maria Anunciata returning to Sorrento. Platform signage and information in Naples is particularly poor. You need to ask station staff to be sure you board the right train.
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 07:33:48

Posted By : GMH153
Leaving the car park to make your way down to Herculaneum you have to stop to admire the buildings standing beneath you. The guide said that the sea used to come up to the doors where the skeleton could be seen

Walking the streets where people have walked for thousands of of years was well preserved and the mosaics and wall paintings are very impressive. As are the gladiator pens and houses

On leaving the city tour ensure to end the visit with the boat exhibit
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 11:19:35

Posted By : Jorioz14
Closer to Naples and Vesuvius than Pompeii.
13€ entry.
Arriving early (for 9:30 a.m. entry) by train from Garibaldi/Naples, very short wait to get the ticket. Easy arrival, go down main street from the station, 500 meters to the entrance arch. Good height gain over the entire site of Ercolano (Herculaneum), 3-hour visit, without audio guide but several travel guides, carried out clockwise.
In terms of communication, the site of Pompeii (much larger, more populated, a city formerly dedicated to commerce) crushes the ancient Herculaneum, a small fishing port, a happy result, because a visit without tourism, and a great pleasure than that of enter peacefully into the often two-story houses of the wealthy of the time.
Architectural panorama, beautiful frescoes and mosaics.
In the end, Herculaneum is worth your visit just as much as Pompeii!
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 04:01:30

Posted By : amsterdammarlies
Very interesting, it's just big enough to see everything. Be sure to bring cat food and water for the small (but very thin) kittens. They walk around the terrace/food corner. Unfortunately, the food corner does not offer food for cats. But they really need this! My thanks are great!
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 05:39:47

Posted By : D9738OGchristophers
Extraordinary. Amazing. Fantastic guide. Just go. Friends had suggested that Herculaneum was a better option than Pompei. Easier to get around. No regrets. Or do both.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 11:19:03

Posted By : Chloergriffin
The woman at the desk on 14/04/24 was rude and unhelpful. Kept interrupting us when we were trying to explain the problem with the ticket. We had a booking reference but didn’t have a barcode so she dismissed us from the line. Our email said to collect the ticket from the desk. I walked around asking for help. I tried to access the Wi-Fi. I felt very frustrated and close to tears. In the end we went back to the desk- she said “Oh your ticket is with the audio guide around the corner. You should’ve said from the start”!!!! 🤬🤬🤬 It was written on the booking reference!! We wasted time unable to get in because the woman at the desk wouldn’t listen.
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Posted On : 2024-04-16 03:39:09

Posted By : bk51wrm
We had tickets booked to tour Herculaneum for Apr 12, 2024. We walked to the Metro station only to find out the Metro was on strike. I contacted the Herculaneum ticket vendor only to find out that cancellation or date change needs to be done 24hrs in advance. I am 42€ ($62 Cdn) out of pocket. No refund!!! No possible date change!!! We could have taken a taxi for another 65€ charge... not happening!
Our impression of Naples... dirty, stinky, unfriendly, rude people. Not a city we will revisit... ever!
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Posted On : 2024-04-12 08:11:14