Herculaneum Half-day Tour - What to see in Italy's Roman ruins - Mini-documentary

This is what you might see during a half-day / 4-hour tour of Herculaneum's Roman ruins in Italy. Note - You’ll get round the whole site in 3 or 4 hours but some areas are usually closed for conservation.

Be sure to also check out part 1 - the Pompeii tour (9m06s):
https://youtu.be/Gbr0QAX8XG8

My video of what to see in Sorrento is here (6m16s):
https://youtu.be/0v874sJwHUM

And here's my short film about a day on Capri (3m34s)
https://youtu.be/AzxHzjLP4sA

This is my Positano Day Trip film (3m10s):
https://youtu.be/q9QF3Camv-0

About this Herculaneum mini-documentary:
Herculaneum is about 6 kilometres form Mount Vesuvius and was destroyed in 79 AD by the same eruption that engulfed Pompeii.
Only one quarter of the city has been uncovered, with the modern town of Ercolano sitting on top of the remainder.
The city lay buried for centuries in a solid mass of pumice and ash to a depth of 12 to 30 metres.
Herculaneum was a smaller, wealthier city than Pompeii, covering about 20 hectares and with 4000 - 5000 inhabitants.
Instead of the sudden weight of falling ash that crushed roofs and collapsed houses in Pompeii, fast-flowing lava filled Herculaneum from the ground up, supporting walls and roofs as it encased them.
This preserved its multi-storied homes, complete with doors and staircases, as well as a wealth of organic material missing in Pompeii. Wooden furniture, textiles, and even foods tell us much about everyday life here, and many vivid frescoes and mosaics remain intact.
In this film we tour the streets and see inside the houses, bars and baths of ancient Herculaneum.
The film ends at the boathouse, where there are skeletons of victims who died at the seashore while waiting for rescue.

Film by Deanna Allison.

Видео Herculaneum Half-day Tour - What to see in Italy's Roman ruins - Mini-documentary канала Deanna Allison