{"id":100085,"date":"2016-07-17T22:53:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T22:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/100085\/"},"modified":"2016-07-17T22:53:04","modified_gmt":"2016-07-17T22:53:04","slug":"herculaneum-half-day-tour-what-to-see-in-italys-roman-ruins-mini-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/100085\/","title":{"rendered":"Herculaneum Half-day Tour &#8211; What to see in Italy&#8217;s Roman ruins &#8211; Mini-documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Herculaneum Half-day Tour - What to see in Italy&#039;s Roman ruins - Mini-documentary\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ErczUC9s-kU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis is what you might see during a half-day \/ 4-hour tour of Herculaneum&#8217;s Roman ruins in Italy. Note &#8211; You\u2019ll get round the whole site in 3 or 4 hours but some areas are usually closed for conservation.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to also check out part 1 &#8211; the Pompeii tour (9m06s):<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pompeii 1-day Tour - What to see in Italy&#039;s Roman ruins - Mini-documentary\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gbr0QAX8XG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>My video of what to see in Sorrento is here (6m16s):<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sorrento Tour - What to see on a 1 day trip\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0v874sJwHUM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s my short film about a day on Capri (3m34s)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Capri Tour - What to see on a 1 day trip\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AzxHzjLP4sA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is my Positano Day Trip film (3m10s):<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Positano Tour - What to see on a day trip.\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q9QF3Camv-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>About this Herculaneum mini-documentary:<br \/>\nHerculaneum is about 6 kilometres form Mount Vesuvius and was destroyed in 79 AD by the same eruption that engulfed Pompeii.<br \/>\nOnly one quarter of the city has been uncovered, with the modern town of Ercolano sitting on top of the remainder.<br \/>\nThe city lay buried for centuries in a solid mass of pumice and ash to a depth of 12 to 30 metres.<br \/>\nHerculaneum was a smaller, wealthier city than Pompeii, covering about 20 hectares and with 4000 &#8211; 5000 inhabitants.<br \/>\nInstead 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.<br \/>\nThis 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.<br \/>\nIn this film we tour the streets and see inside the houses, bars and baths of ancient Herculaneum.<br \/>\nThe film ends at the boathouse, where there are skeletons of victims who died at the seashore while waiting for rescue.<\/p>\n<p>Film by Deanna Allison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is what you might see during a half-day \/ 4-hour tour of Herculaneum&#8217;s Roman ruins in Italy. 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