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Skip The Line Trip to Herculaneum by Train from Sorrento

Enjoy a day trip to the renowned Herculaneum (Ercolano),located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD. Its ruins are located in the comune of Ercolano Campania Italy.

As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is famous as one of the few ancient cities that can now be seen in much of its original splendour, as well as for having been lost, along with Pompeii, Stabiae,Oplontis and Boscoreale in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 that buried it. Unlike Pompeii, the deep pyroclastic material which covered it preserved wooden and other organic-based objects such as roofs, beds, doors, food and even some 300 skeletons which were discovered in recent years along the seashore. It had been thought until then that the town had been evacuated by the inhabitants.

Herculaneum was a wealthier town than Pompeii, possessing an extraordinary density of fine houses with, for example, far more lavish use of coloured marble cladding.

The ashes of Mountain Vesuvius helped to maintain intact buildings roads and lot more giving us the privilege to walk around with a local authorized expert and learn about what was before us. Be amazed by this tour, no queuing and no waiting for you. A no fuss tour, skip the queues with privileged entrance.

Meet your guide for 2 hour approx guided tour outside Sorrento Train Station at the EDICOLA Meeting Point , and take the internal train : Circumvesuviana to Herculaneum. Your VIP ticket gets you into the archaeological site without any queues or lines.
On conclusion of the tour you are free to return to Sorrento or remain in Herculaneum to explore further .