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2-Hour Herculaneum Walking Tour with Roman Baths and Frescoes

2 Hours Round trip from Corso Resina Moderate pace

Sightseeing and Exploration in Herculaneum

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the elegant streets of Herculaneum lined with shops and public buildings
02 Discover Roman houses richly decorated with frescoes and mosaics
03 Visit the preserved thermal baths and experience an essential part of Roman daily life
04 Learn about Roman ideas of physical and mental well-being at the ancient sports center

What is beauty? It is not easy to answer this question, but Herculaneum offers a remarkable answer to what made a Roman city beautiful. Small and sophisticated, Herculaneum stood by the sea and was home to the wealthy Roman elite. Destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, the city still preserves its charming appearance, giving you the chance to experience a world from two thousand years ago.

It is not easy to answer this question, but Herculaneum offers a remarkable answer to what made a Roman city beautiful.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Ercolano

Languages English, Italian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Explore the Elegant Streets of Herculaneum

Meet your guide at the ticket office and walk along elegant streets, where you will find shops, houses, and public buildings. The shops reveal what the Romans ate, drank, sold, and bought.
The houses are richly decorated with frescoes and mosaics, allowing you to appreciate the elegance in which they lived. An important part of Roman daily life was visiting the thermal baths.
As you visit the thermal baths, you will get a sense of the well-being the Romans enjoyed as they relaxed and washed themselves. You will also see Herculaneum's sports center, which includes swimming pools.
In Herculaneum, you will understand that the Romans knew well the relationship between exercise and physical and mental well-being: "Mente sana in corpore sano".