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ancient cityErcolano, Campania
Herculaneum
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Typeancient city
Built–
Best monthsApr–May · Octweather in Ercolano
40.81° N, 14.35° EUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
When to goErcolano · weather score
Best timeApr–May · Oct
October: high / low23° / 14°
iAbout
Herculaneum in brief
Herculaneum is an ancient city in Ercolano, Campania, Italy. Roman town destroyed by eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
It holds the designation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
For a visit, the weather in Ercolano is best in April, May and October; in October afternoons average 23°.
In the collection
Famous works to see here
The best-known pieces of the collection, by how widely they are written about.
iiLocation
Where to find it
ivNearby
All monuments in ItalyMore heritage close by
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Villa of the Papyri
0.2 km W
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
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theatre of Herculaneum
0.3 km N
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Around here
Ercolano and around
Nature
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Sarno
River
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Monte di Mezzo, Campania
1,425 m · Monti Lattari
Heritage
Photo: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778) · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
theatre of Herculaneum
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Villa of the Papyri
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Museums
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Coral Museum - Private Collection Liverino
Museum of modern art · 1986
Virtual Archaeological Museum of Herculaneum
Technology museum · 2008