Herculaneum

Approx. Time: 2 hours
Activity Level: Easy to Moderate

Herculaneum was a small city that was buried in huge avalanches of volcanic mud during the eruption of Vesuvius, which destroyed Pompeii as well. The site was discovered accidentally in 1709 by a well-digger who struck the stage of the buried theatre, but it wasn’t until 1927 that the digging and preservation began in earnest. Due to the type of rock that formed as a result of the volcanic mud, Herculaneum was much better preserved than Pompeii.

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