Herculaneum is the wealthier, smaller sister city to Pompeii. Its houses are bigger, mosaics are cooler, and the ruins are more intact. Explore Herculaneum with us to see everything in this beautiful seaside town, including some 2000-year-old wooden beams!
If you'd like to see our experience in Pompeii, watch this video:
Herculaneum is much smaller than Pompeii, and it's laid out on a grid with only seven blocks to explore, so it's easy to see everything. You can walk the entire length of the city in just a few minutes, but each block is packed with amazing houses and structures to explore, so you can see it all quickly or take your time wandering and looking at every little detail.
Herculaneum is also closer to Naples than Pompeii, making it a better choice for a quick day-trip if you want to see ruins but also want to spend time exploring Naples or eating pizza (see our video about the best pizza in Naples here:
We visited too many ruins to include them all in this list, but here are timestamps for some of the major highlights in Herculaneum:
0:28 - Casa del Salone Nero (House of the Black Hall) 1:01 - Sede degli Augustali (College of the Augustales) - with 2000-yr old wooden beams!! 1:45 - Herculaneum history: Mount Vesuvius eruption and how it was different from Pompeii 3:05 - Casa dei Cervi (House of the Deer) - with the drunken Hercules statue 3:50 - Casa del Bel Cortile (House of Beautiful Courtyard) 4:13 - Casa di Nettuno e Anfitrite (House of Neptune and Amphitrite) 4:28 - Casa Sannitica (Samnite House) 4:50 - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno (House of the Wooden Partition) 5:13 - Casa dell'Atrio a Mosaico (House of the Mosaic Atrium) 5:33 - Casa dello Scheletro (House of the Skeleton) 5:44 - Thermopolium (Hot food stand) 6:04 - Terme Maschili e Femminili (Men's and Women's Baths) 6:45 - Casa d'Argo (House of Argus) 7:05 - Casa dei Due Atri (House of the Double Atrium) 8:14 - Fornici (Shoreline Vaults) - where about 300 skeletons were found 8:55 - Visitor Center - with many artifacts and household goods from Herculaneum 9:48 - Herculaneum review and comparison to Pompeii 10:16 - The future of Herculaneum (they're still excavating!)
Thanks for watching! If you have any questions about visiting the Herculaneum Archaeological Park or Naples or traveling with a baby/toddler, ask us in the comments. We answer everything!
-Brian and Isa
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Filmed on May 27, 2019 on a Canon G7X Mark II.
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