Private Guided Tour of Herculaneum Ruins, Ancient Beach and Roman Baths, 2 Hours

The guide meets the group close to the ticket office, and the private tour begins at the ancient beach, where excavations have recently uncovered the bodies of about 300 victims of the eruption. From there it moves into the city to see the main houses, thermal baths and shops, kept in remarkable condition by the pyroclastic flow that buried them.

Herculaneum was a holiday resort for patricians, built on a promontory overlooking the Bay of Naples. Tradition says the mythical hero Hercules founded it, and its rich residences included the famous Villa of the Papyri.

Entrance tickets are not part of the price.