- Parco Acheologico di Ercolano - Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins.
You can get there as follows:
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By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place)
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By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)
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Casa dei Cervi - The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
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La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo - M. Nonius Balbus was the city’s major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.
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College of the Augustales - It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).
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Casa del Rilievo di Telefo - The house possibly belonged to one of the town’s leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.
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Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno - It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
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House of the Skeleton - The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.
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Central Thermae - The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men’s and women’s baths, each with their own separate entrances.
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Casa del Salone Nero - The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum’s more luxurious mansions.
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Casa Sannitica - The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.
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Casa del Bel Cortile - This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.
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House of the Grand Portal - Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.
- Herculaneum tickets
- Local certified guide specialized in tours with children
- Transportation
- Meals
This kid-focused tour aims to guide children through the exploration of Herculeneum, one of the world’s most intriguing archaeological sites.
The site is well-preserved, allowing the children to meander through the town, enter dwellings, temples, and theatres, and truly experience what Roman living was like.
The guide will cater to their interests and keep their attention piqued with wonderful stories of daily life in ancient Rome. The guide will utilise educational aids, such as documents and multimedia (like tablets) for recreations.
The journey may experience minor alterations due to the unavailability of certain locations or due to overcrowding.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- We can design a specific itinerary for wheelchair users
- The archaeological site of Herculaneum is closed on the 1st January and 25th December.
- It is forbidden to introduce inside the excavations of Herculaneum handbags, backpacks, luggage, cases, larger than 30x30x15 cm.
- Regarding school trips, it is strictly necessary to book the tour before the visit.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
