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Herculaneum Archeological Park: Entry Ticket

Witness history at the foot of Mount Vesuvius

Last admission: 1 hour and 30 minutes before closing
Audio guide: English, French, Italian, Spanish
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Wheelchair accessible
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Registered address: James Wattstraat 77-P, 1097 DL, Amsterdam, NL
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Admission to Herculaneum Archaeological Park
Downloadable digital audio guide (English, French, Italian and Spanish)

If big-budget sword-and-sandal flick Pompeii got you hot and flustered, prepare for Herculaneum - an ancient Roman town that has, most unfairly, been overshadowed by Pompeii's fame. Herculaneum is, in fact, more interesting, better preserved and far easier to navigate. See clothing, mosaics, and frescoes in their near-perfect Roman glory and imagine life before Vesuvius's eruption in 79 AD.

When Vesuvius erupted, Pompeii was quickly buried in ash. Herculaneum (Ercolano in Italian), being upwind, was destroyed over 12 hours later when a 400° C blast of searing ash, pumice, rock and volcanic gas struck at over 100 km/h, essentially pausing the town in that moment.

See the old arena, as big as a city block, and The Palestra (Main Hall) which was home to a giant statue of Hercules, hence the town's name. If you explore with an audio guide (€8) you'll get a great sense of the history.

A modern-day visit to Herculaneum puts you in the shadows of Mount Vesuvius, in a town that was wealthier than Pompeii and better preserved. And that wealth is on full display here: in the marble of the bathhouses, in the furniture, even in the items of clothing that were all kept intact, thanks to the volcanic ash and debris which coated it all, acting like a magic time-freezer.

  • Show your smartphone ticket at the ticket office, and you will enter the first timeslot available
  • You will receive a separate email with the link for your downloadable digital audio guide. Follow the instruction in the other email to download the audio guide app

To get there: Take the Circumvesuviana train at Naples Garibaldi station and get off at Ercolano Scavi.

Herculaneum Archaeological Park entrance ticket price

  • Adult 18+: €16
  • Reduced (18-25 EU): €2
  • Free Entrance (0-17): €0
Friday
08:30 - 17:00
Saturday
08:30 - 17:00
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday
08:30 - 17:00
Thursday
08:30 - 17:00
  • Cancellation is possible until 23:59 on the day before your visit.
  • Rescheduling is possible until 23:59 on the day before your visit.

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