Private Day Tour: Herculaneum and Wine Tasting

Sightseeing  :  Italy  :  Campania And Naples  :  Naples  :  Private Day Trips

Embark on this private day tour complete with a private guide, if option selected, and learn about the ancient ruins of Herculaneum. Stroll the once thriving city and observe the skeletons among you. Afterwards, take a tour of a local winery as you taste delicious selections of vino.Begin your drive to Herculaneum after getting picked up from your Naples hotel or cruise port. Upon your arrival, spend 2-hours walking among the ruins of the town. The ruins of Herculaneum have a wealth of archaeological finds, from ancient advertisements and stylish mosaics, to carbonized furniture and terror-struck skeletons. If you selected the option to have a professional guide assist you, listen, as they tell you the tales of this once flourishing city.

Next, proceed to a local winery, where you will enjoy delightful wine tasting. The wine has legendary origins including coming from Lacryma Christi and Vesuvius slopes. Even the hills above Amalfi coast are covered with centennial vineyards of tintore, aglianico, and piedirosso to produce red wine. There is also falanghina, biancolella , ginestra and pepella to produce white wine. Enjoy tales of wine-making as the day goes on. After your wine tour, return to your Naples' cruise port or hotel.