Roman street, Herculaneum, Italy. Copyright Gretta Schifano
I went to Herculaneum last year with my daughter on a tour of the Bay of Naples in Italy with the Family Adventure Company. In Roman times Herculaneum was a wealthy seaside town. In AD79 it was destroyed at the same time as Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted. Pyroclastic flows (volcanic gas and rocks moving at speeds of to 450 mph) swept through the town killing everyone there but actually preserving many wooden items such as furniture and roof beams as well as some food. I found it a fascinating place to visit, especially as I’d been to the British Museum’s marvellous Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition juts before the trip and seen some of the wooden objects found at Herculaneum.
I have always wanted to go here. Maybe one day I will.
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It’s a fascinating place to visit and there are loads of other amazing things to see and do in the area.