Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Ercolano, Italy
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4.5 km
101 m
Explore Ercolano in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in ErcolanoSight 1: Villa dei Papiri
The Villa of the Papyri was an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum, in what is now Ercolano, southern Italy. It is named after its unique library of papyri scrolls, discovered in 1750. The Villa was considered to be one of the most luxurious houses in all of Herculaneum and in the Roman world. Its luxury is shown by its exquisite architecture and by the large number of outstanding works of art discovered, including frescoes, bronzes and marble sculpture which constitute the largest collection of Greek and Roman sculptures ever discovered in a single context.
Sight 2: Teatro romano di Ercolano
The Theatre of Herculaneum is a theatre in the Ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. Since 1997 it has been part of the World Heritage Site called "Archaeological Zones of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata".
Sight 3: MAV Museo Archeologico Virtuale di Ercolano
The virtual archaeological museum, also known by the acronym MAV, is an archaeological-virtual museum, located in Herculaneum, a few steps from the archaeological excavations, which tells the life of the Roman cities at the foot of Vesuvius, just before the eruption of 79: it is, of its kind, one of the most important in the world.
Sight 4: House of Aristides
The house of Aristide is a house from the Roman era, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found as a result of the archaeological excavations of ancient Herculaneum.
Sight 5: Casa del Genio
The House of the Genius is a house from the Roman era, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and brought to light following the archaeological excavations of ancient Herculaneum.
Sight 6: Herculaneum
Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town, located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. Herculaneum was buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Sight 7: Palaestra
The Palestra is a sports facility, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found following the archaeological excavations of ancient Herculaneum.
Sight 8: Villa Campolieto
Villa Campolieto is a Vesuvian villa located along the Golden Mile, in the municipality of Herculaneum.
Sight 9: Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore
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