Herculaneum
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city, museum, volcano, archaeological site, Roman Empire, UNESCO World Heritage Site, historic ruins
It is most famous for having been lost, along with Pompeii, in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius beginning on August 24, AD 79, which buried them in superheated pyroclastic material that has solidified into volcanic tuff. Since the discovery of bones in 1981, some 150 skeletons have been found. Herculaneum was a smaller town with a wealthier population than Pompeii at the time of its destruction.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculaneum
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Coordinates: 40°48'21"N 14°20'50"E
- Pietrarsa railway museum 3.1 km
- Santa Chiara 9 km
- Royal Palace 9 km
- Sant'Elmo castle 10 km
- Certosa di San Martino 10 km
- Ruins of Pompeii 13 km
- Aragonese Castle of Baia 23 km
- Cretto di Burri 356 km
- Tonnara Florio 364 km
- Heraclea Minoia 391 km
- Historical Center 2.8 km
- Vesuvius Observatory 4.7 km
- Barra 4.8 km
- Ponticelli 5.5 km
- Mount Vesuvius 6.7 km
- Vesuvius Cone 6.7 km
- Monte Somma 7.5 km
- Napoli 10 km
- Gulf of Naples 19 km
- Campania 37 km