Herculaneum

Campania · Italy

Herculaneum, Italy
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Spring and autumn
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

A Roman town buried alongside Pompeii by the eruption of Vesuvius, remarkably preserved by volcanic material. Its excavated streets reveal wooden structures, mosaics and multi-storey houses in fine detail.

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