Private Herculaneum Tour with an Archaeological Guide: Black Room and Boat Hall

Corso Resina, 187, Ercolano

The meeting point is near the ticket office inside the excavations. After the entrance arch, walk to the only official ticket office. The guide wears a red badge and holds a sign reading "Eliana Sandretti".

Archeological Park of Herculaneum

The meeting point is the ticket office of the archaeological site, where entrance tickets can be bought if not purchased online beforehand. The ticket gives access to all the attractions and houses on the tour. The guide waits with a sign reading "Eliana Sandretti".

Extra fee

La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo

Skeletons of people who died in the eruption, and a terrace for imagining the panorama before Vesuvius exploded.

Casa dei Cervi

The House of the Deer is a luxurious house with a terrace overlooking the sea.

Casa del Rilievo di Telefo

House of the Relief of Telephus, named for a high relief illustrating the myth of Telephus.

Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno

House of the Wooden Partition, named for a wooden partition charred by the eruption of Vesuvius.

Casa del Salone Nero

House of the Black Room, named for its salon painted in black and one of the most luxurious domus in Herculaneum.

Salone della Barca di Ercolano

The boat charred by the eruption of Vesuvius and recently discovered.

College of the Augustales

College of the Augustales, with frescoes of Hercules entering Olympus. In this room lay the skeleton of the custodian who died during the eruption.

House of the Skeleton

House of the Skeleton, named for the skeleton of an inhabitant who could not save himself.

Casa Sannitica

The Samnite House, one of the oldest houses in Herculaneum.

Casa di Nettuno e Anfitrite

House of Neptune and Amphitrite, an environment of rich scenographic compositions.