Ercolano
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TOUR LENGHT: 3 HRS
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Walking tour
The
ancient village of Resina, one of the oldest Middle Age villages in
Italy, was built over the buried city of ancient Herculaneum, whose
remains still rest underneath the medieval buildings. The
presence of Resina is certified since 121 AD, when the small town was
marked on a map of the Hadrian period, reported later in the so-called
"Peutingeriana Table". For its ideal position in the middle of the bay
of Naples, Resina has always been a famous resort town. The Neapolitan
aristocracy built lot of marvellous villas, during the eighteenth
century, in this splendid venue and the town became one of the most
important destinations of the Grand Tour. Resina changed its name into
Ercolano in 1969.
Characterized by a maze of narrow streets, small squares and houses
perched one
on top of the others, the village is famous worldwide for the flea
market of Pugliano street, which takes place every day. Among the
colourful stalls and
the famous "montoni" (piles), it is possible to pick-up all kinds of
second-hand stuff like vintage clothing from all
over the world, designer clothes, porcelain, small furniture and some
antiques, spending just a little
money. This second-hand market also offers new
handcrafts and cheap leather clothes. The market is in full swing on
Sundays.
Our tour will
start from the ancient Pugliano's Church, a basilica complex
dating from the early second millennium (1050), with its beautiful
cupolas decorated with coloured terracotta tiles. We will
continue along the road hosting the flea market, which has also been
the venue of very important historical facts.
A few walks away we will reach the so-called Golden
Mile. This is a famous road flanked by beautiful eighteenth-century
villas, which were built when the ancient ruins of Herculaneum were
being brought to light. As we will pass close to the archaeological
site of the buried city of Herculaneum, we will stop to have a look at
it from the top of the terrace facing the ruins. Returning to the main
street we will walk towards the centre of
the Golden Mile, where the most beautiful and famous villas of the
eighteenth century, area aligned along the road.
The tour can be
combined with the afternoon visit to the
archaeological excavations of the ancient city.
In order to visit the
18th century villas, or the archaeological site, it is necessary to pay
an entrance fee not included in the guided tour fee.
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For further information please send an e-mail to:
belsannino@gmail.com
or please call the following
mobile phone number
339 3982433
Dott.ssa Maria Sannino
English – Japanese – Spanish
Campania Region
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