Discover Herculaneum: Italy’s Best-Preserved Roman City Often overshadowed by its larger neighbour Pompeii, Herculaneum is one of the most remarkable archaeological sites in the world. Smaller, quieter and exceptionally well preserved, it offers an extraordinary glimpse into daily life in the Roman Empire before the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Unlike Pompeii,...

Pompeii: A City Frozen in Time Few places anywhere in the world allow you to step so completely into the past as Pompeii. Rather than looking at isolated ruins or reconstructed buildings, you’re walking through an entire Roman city, complete with streets, houses, temples, bakeries, bathhouses, theatres and marketplaces that were suddenly frozen in time...