Herculenaeum (Ercolano) Part II

We discovered more rooms and houses that are fully preserved. I can't believe that it has survived after all of the devastation that happened in this area. You can still see the houses with second floor stories that have stairs leading up to it. I'm glad that it got preserved and didn't collapse.

We saw bath houses for men and women that are next door to each other. It was really beautiful. 

And intact columns and vases.

The only scary part of this site was the rooms with skulls and bones. It was at the bottom of the site and you can see 3 gated rooms full of it. I only peeked for a few minutes before leaving. It was too creepy for me. 

I highly recommend visiting Herculenaeum especially if you want to visit a site that is more intimate and less crowded. Also, this site is better preserved than Pompeii. And if you wish, why not go to both? I'm sure next time I'm in Naples, I will also visit Pompeii. 

You can read about Part I here.

Herculaneum (Ercolano) Part I

When I googled what to see & do in Naples, one of the first thing that popped up was visiting Pompeii but after speaking to a friend who traveled there before, she recommended visiting Herculaneum instead. She has been to both archeological site before so she surely knows which one is better. I was glad that I listened to her advice and visited Herculaneum instead of Pompeii.

It is better preserved than Pompeii. It's smaller than Pompeii so you can spend half a day or full day here and really take your time visiting each space. The site itself is located besides a residential area. Truly amazing site! And the bonus part is it's not as busy because tour buses are not allowed here! 

This is one of the kitchen ruins that we saw.

The site is smaller than Pompeii but you are still walking a lot and you have to watch your steps all the time. And remember to bring a hat especially on a really hot day and water!

Original wood ceiling. I can't believe it's so well preserved.

This was really amazing to see as well. The frescoes are beautifully preserved. The colours are stunning and you can see all the details from the figures.

And this mosaic too was just unreal!