🇮🇹Ruins of Herculaneum Walking Tour - Walk and Learn about the ruins with City Walks 4K!

See chapters below. We are continuing our exploration of ancient Roman ruins in Southern Italy. Herculaneum was a small location for the rich that Vesuvius destroyed in the 79AD eruption. To compare Herculaneum vs. Pompeii consider that When Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D, it covered the city with ash instead of pumice. Hence, the ruins are actually much better preserved. However, it's a much smaller archeological park which makes it much more approachable. It's a short but straightforward walk from the train station. Many people catch a bus from the train station up to Vesuvius and then tour Herculaneum afterwards. Unfortunately, they were doing construction work up at Vesuvius so it was closed while we were in the area. You can totally tour Herculaneum without a guide or with a downloadable phone app. The site is small and there are plenty of restaurants just outside the gates. You can stay at hotels or vacation apartment rentals in Naples, Sorrento, or the little cities in between.

If you wish to visit Herculaneum, you can get tickets in the visitor center and they have lockers too. To get to Herculaneum from Naples, you can just take the train.

The Herculaneum Scrolls have recently made the news following a new scientific technique that promises to allow the full reading of these ancient documents.

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0:25 View of boat house with bones, bodies
01:35 Area Sacra
2:22 Terraza di M. Nonio Balbo
4:29 Casa della Gemma
4:38 bas relief of Telephus, Hercules’ son
5:06 Balbo Casa de Cervi
6:30 Statue of Hercules
7:45 Cervi being attacked by dogs
10:02 Carbonized wood
17:06 Terme Femminili
18:10 Triton mosaic
19:46 Casa di Nettuno e Amfritrite
23:00 Casa del Salone Nero
25:39 Casa del Bicentenario
27:47 Statue of man stepping on cat
28:38 Collegio degli Augustali aka Sacello degli Augustali
30:14 Casa dei due Atri
32:20 Terme Urbane garden
32:53 Terme Maschilli
33:30 sala Tepidarium (sala tiepida) mosaic
34:30 Casa di Galba.
34:42 cruciform piscina
36:39 Casa dello Scheletro
37:10 The nymphaeum
38:10 mosaic lararium (shrine to household gods)
39:38 Casa di Argo
42:01 Casa Casa di Aristide
42:30 Casa dell'Albergo
43:33 Casa dell'Atrio a Mosaico
44:26 Casa dell' Erma di Bronzo
45:00 Bronze Herma or bust statue
46:01 Casa dell' Alcova
48:13 Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
51:05 Exit Bridge
52:28 Overlooking Archeological park from above

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[jasminechang]

An absolutely riveting walk! Thank you for bringing a 2000 year old city to life!

[harminderkaur]

Today I visit 2000 years past wonderful experience of visit the place ❤❤❤

[dthels]

If there is one power I wish I had it would be time travel. Your last few videos have successfully taken me back in time. Keep on back stepping!

[dorahristova]

I really enjoyed that. Thank you very much.

[bwktlcn]

The one wish I have is to eventually visit Herculaneum, Pompeii and Santorini. What I found interesting was, as you noted, the size of the rooms. Many rooms were dark, even on a bright, sunny day. We forget that until relatively recently, “home” was mostly for cooking, eating, sleeping, procreation, protection from the elements or other humans. You spent most of your time outside, unless the weather was bad or a warring tribe was near. You see that in colonial American buildings. Even Mount Vernon, Washington’s home, the rooms would be considered average to small by today’s standards. They didn’t come home, go in and stay inside. I would think that most domestic things — weaving, sewing, child rearing — happened in the garden areas or in the Atrium where the light was best. Public things — politics, working outside the home, etc. — may have occurred in the Forum, or other public spaces. I fear I would find the homes of the well off small and claustrophobia inducing. The homes of the poor would be so small, I would probably have a panic attack.

[richardneal]

Good job of taking the video as I enjoyed the walk. Thanks

[SandraWhoCares]

Awsome! I lived in Italy for a while, visited lots of cities there, spent a full day in Pompei. No time to go to Herculaneun. Shame! It's much more preserved. Thanks for your beautiful video. 😊🎉

[rogertemple]

A walk through history and the beautiful
weather around all of this beautiful scenery
Thanks very good, i will be watching more of
your videos Thank You.
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[tracypeters]

An amazing tour! Thank you for sharing this! Not sure I could have concentrated enough to wander and talk at the same time..

[ericosbaby]

I came across this video today, and from the bottom of my heart, thank you!!! I've seen a lot of videos and documentaries about Pompeii and very few about Herculaneum. I am in awe of how beautiful and colorful so many of the frescos are! My favorite part of this video is YOU! You never went beyond simply telling us what we were seeing. I've seen videos where the narration just goes on and on and on! I loved how I was able to SEE everything and not have to hear long, drawn-out descriptions of what I was looking at. You know what I mean? It was like being there, in my own little world, walking through history and just taking it all in. I hope that makes some sense! Lol! But, again, thank you for making this video! It is very much appreciated!

[brettm]

Hello Henry, first of all may i say i enjoyed our chat today and also thank you for sharing this video. Herculaneum blew me away so incredible this is just my kind of video, i do hope your virtual live chats are a success. have a great day Henry

[ellen]

That was like being a little kid and having someone carrying you around on their shoulders, pointing things out to look at. So much fun! Thank you!

[roses]

I'll never travel to this place, so thankyou for giving us the tour.😁. Cheers Rosemary Western Australia 73yrs

[ktloz]

Great Job!!! Only thing i can recommend is zooming in on those cordoned off areas where the pictures.where at some distance away, couldn't see what they were.

[judyp]

Fascinating site! I absolutely share your sense of awe and wonderment! Thank you for getting me through a treadmill workout on a rainy day in VT.

[LWJCarroll]

Its really interesting how the walls are built from bricks and some rotated 45 degrees so a-lot of skill and knowledge went into the construction back then. My late Mums father and his father visited Pompeii in 1913. Thanks. Laurie NZ 😊

[desertinutah]

This was so much fun to watch! At this very moment (June 27, 2024; 0800 am MST) my sister and brother-in-law are touring the Herculaneum as I watched this video! They are on a ten-day cruise of the Mediterranean and Naples was their stop 0645 am Italian time. They took the tour at 1600 Italian time in the afternoon. It was great fun to "walk through" with them, even though this is a year old. Thanks City Walks! I also subscribed.

[PutItAway]

This looks like a very nice place to live, the use of space and proportion is still pleasing to our modern tastes.

[WanderingWalksofWonder]

Thanks for such an enjoyable experience. Really felt like I was there!

[georgewalker]

Great work! Keep it up! Thanks so much!