So, what is there to see at Herculaneum, you may ask? Even though it is much smaller than Pompeii, the ruins are much better preserved because they were covered in mud instead of ash. Let's take a quick tour of Herculaneum.
Luckily we went in May 2008 when the Italian poppies were blooming, as you can see
here.
Want an annotated map that shows what we are about to see? Click on the map to the right.
Click Here to view the House of the Wooden Partition.
Click Here to view some of the snack bars in Herculaneum.
Click Here to view the House of the Skeleton.
Click Here to view the Terrace of Nonio Balbo.
Click Here to view the Suburban Baths.
Click Here to enter Herculaneum by the Boat Houses.
Click Here to view the House of the Relief of Telephus.
Click Here to view the Boat Houses and the skeletons found there.
Click Here to view the House of the Deer.
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lick Here for a walk along Cardo V.
Click Here to view a few more small restaurants and bars.
Click Here to view the House of the Grand Portal.
Click Here for more walking along Cardo V, including the bakery.
Click Here for a walk along Decumano Massimo.
Click Here for a walk down Cardo IV.
Click Here for the fabulous House of Neptune and Amphitrite.
Click Here for the House of the Tailor.
Click Here for the Central Baths for Women.
Click Here for the Palaestra at the Central Baths.
Click Here for the Central Baths for Men.
Click Here for the Samnite House.
Click Here to view some of the maintenance going on in Herculaneum.
Click Here to view the House of Argos.
Click Here to read our parting thoughts as we left Herculaneum.
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