Herculaneum Ruins: Better than Pompeii?

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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2024

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  • @PerfectLittlePlanet
    @PerfectLittlePlanet  Год назад +2

    Make it easy and book your tickets in advance here: www.getyourguide.com/archaeological-site-of-herculaneum-l687/herculaneum-priority-entrance-ticket-t87431/?partner_id=M7S3ZC0&placement=content-top&cmp=ercolano

  • @SergeantPeanut
    @SergeantPeanut 3 года назад +22

    Thank you for this great video! I found this by accident actually, I'm moving to Herculaneum, Missouri and I was looking for videos about the town when I stumbled across this. My wife and I are looking for places to vacation once this pandemic is over and I think I may have found a great place to go thanks to you! Keep up the great videos!

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  3 года назад +2

      That's funny. When I was researching this trip, I actually found Herculaneum, MO, and I learned a lot about it, too. :)

    • @BBFLYRISEN
      @BBFLYRISEN 2 года назад +1

      Just drove through that town in Missouri and decided to search the word on RUclips. 😄

    • @NicholasShade-eq1ts
      @NicholasShade-eq1ts 11 месяцев назад +1

      I'm going to have to check out both places. I'm just sitting in my room with my space heater, watching uploads. 🚀 🌌 🔥 Thanks for the upload. 🙏 Love and light from Gore, Oklahoma.♥️🕯️

  • @karenmalovani5507
    @karenmalovani5507 2 года назад +1

    Returning to Rome in 2 weeks, last time (10 years ago) we only had time for Pompeii. this time we'll go see Herculaneum. Can't wait!!!

  • @amonjohnson1876
    @amonjohnson1876 4 года назад +9

    Wow, I had never heard of these ruins what a cool place.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад +1

      Yeah, we didn't know about them either until we were in Naples and looking at what day trips are available. So glad we went! -Brian

    • @anthonybomberry9935
      @anthonybomberry9935 4 года назад +1

      The thing is people should have never gone thru that we no today doctors and and law and study may have prevented looking around in space has helped the question is why did that happen.

  • @josenewtoncostacosta8079
    @josenewtoncostacosta8079 2 года назад

    I really enjoyed your tour of Herculano, congratulations to the beautiful couple and their baby. bye..

  • @dobriyana
    @dobriyana 4 года назад +13

    Oh, I hoped you visited Herculaneum as me and my husband enjoyed it more than Pompei. It is better preserved and helped me imagine how people lived back then.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад

      Yeah, so crazy that even food and furniture survived! So much easier to imagine life when you learn about those little everyday kinda things. -Brian

  • @CKing-388
    @CKing-388 Год назад

    Yaaay! I’m so glad you went there too!

  • @ranger_hben8657
    @ranger_hben8657 2 года назад +1

    Wow, this is amazing! Thank you for sharing. I also really like how you provided history and details along with some of the exhibits!

  • @gogmalo2534
    @gogmalo2534 2 года назад +1

    having been to both, i must say, ercolano is much better than pompeii, the videos and photos will never do justice to how incredible the whole city is, you really get a feel for how these people lived and the context of how they lived. what fascinated me most was by how much the shoreline had moved, since it was formally a seaside town, just the distance that the shoreline has moved is staggering, great video!

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  2 года назад +1

      Yeah, that distance to the new shoreline is really crazy. So hard to wrap my head around how volcanoes can just reshape the land.

  • @Saffron.Aerowyn_07
    @Saffron.Aerowyn_07 4 года назад +5

    Hello PLP family....this is so impressive...what a lovely alternative ultra-crowded & touristy ruins...you guys give out a calming & positive vibe....Isa looks a lot like the actress Pheobe Cates...love your channel! 😎

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад

      Hi Cynthia! Thanks for your comments-so nice of you! It's funny - I actually was never told I looked like Phoebe Cates until about 5 years ago. Now it's the doppelganger I hear most often! Thank you :) -Isa

  • @garrusn7702
    @garrusn7702 4 года назад +3

    Great video! Herculaneum looks fantastic. I hope I'll get to visit one day! Also, (Brian?) you've got an adorable wife, you're a lucky dude.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад +1

      Thank you so much! And I also hope you can get out there to visit one day.

  • @rugby1971
    @rugby1971 Год назад +1

    i have always preferred herculaneum to pompeii to visit as its quieter and more to see

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  Год назад +1

      Totally agree. It's just hard to not go to Pompeii if you could only do one, if nothing else just to say you've been there.

  • @NowWhatIsSheDoing
    @NowWhatIsSheDoing 4 года назад +1

    All I can say is WOW, oh WOW that place is amazing. I will be listing this on my things to do. Thanks for such a wonderful look into an amazing place!

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад

      You're welcome, and yes, definitely add it to your list. Such an amazing place to visit!

  • @anthonybomberry9935
    @anthonybomberry9935 4 года назад +2

    History will grab you and wake you up, you two are great. Shake you up.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад

      Yeah, we love learning about the history of places we visit. It helps make you appreciate what they went through and also what we have today. -Brian

  • @denisebrashears1552
    @denisebrashears1552 4 года назад +1

    Herculaneum! Unbelievable! It is so beautiful but I'm glad that we were able to hear the birdies because without the birdies it would have been much more solemn I think. I see where Hercules gets his name. Anyway moving on, I think this place is just beautiful I don't even have words, and that's a first for me. It seems more clean, more new, just more of everything then you showed us from Pompeii. Obviously both are very tragic and the thought of there even being more under excavation... There is no telling what they're going to find. I love that you can find all the original tiling in the wood . It is quite astonishing that it is not right of the way by this time, but I understand the process and why it stayed intact. But the beautiful mosaics I just it's just beautiful . Thank you for sharing. Naturally I will have to go back and watch it again. And I'm not trying to be all mushy gushy but I would never have seen things like this without your RUclips channel. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless and take care of that baby! He really does like to vocalize doesn't he? What a cutie! Looking forward to next time.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад

      We hadn't noticed the cleanliness, but that's true. I think just because there are fewer tourists, it makes it easier to keep clean. It is much better preserved because the excavation process was so much more difficult than in Pompeii. And that helped to keep it from being looted, too, so we have a lot more of the statues, reliefs, and art. So excited to see what else they unearth! Thanks so much for your support, Denise! Always a pleasure to see you here in the comments. :) -Brian

  • @corymarc5110
    @corymarc5110 3 года назад

    It's so erie to see all of those skeletons, it takes it out of the text book and makes it so real. Great video!

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  3 года назад

      Thank you. I agree. I never liked history in school, but learning about it in person makes it so much more engaging and interesting.

  • @martinhall2704
    @martinhall2704 4 года назад +2

    Oh Brian, I just love these videos. We have watched your Pompeii video 3 times and now this, wow thanks. Pompeii or Herculaneum? Mmmmmmmm, we really can't decide, like you say visit both. Kai and Isa seem to like Herculaneum better. Can't wait for the next vlog. Thanks...

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад +2

      I tend to lean toward Herculaneum as well, mainly just because I really liked having access to everything. Those locked doors in Pompeii were really frustrating. -Brian

  • @Insectoid_
    @Insectoid_ 3 года назад

    I can’t wait to visit! Soon as Covid is over I’m going for a weekend break. Your wife is beautiful by the way! Great video thanks! Xx

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  3 года назад

      Thanks so much! Hopefully Covid ends sooner than later so you can go see this amazing place. Take care!

  • @ant697
    @ant697 3 года назад +2

    Great video 👍
    I’ve been to both towns many times. Herculaneum is so wonderfully preserved. I still prefer Pompeii. It’s such a large site you can wander there all day and get lost. If you do go to Pompeii try to enter at the quieter amphitheater entrance then slowly make your way down towards the forum.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  3 года назад

      Thanks for the tip. I think that's what we ended up doing, thinking that was the best way to see everything in Pompeii. Foolish us, thinking we could possibly see everything in one visit!

  • @kelseylynnmac
    @kelseylynnmac 4 года назад +6

    Super interesting stuff, I didn’t even know other cities got buried other than Pompeii.
    How has Kai’s walking gotten? Super excited to see him walking last video!

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад +1

      Yeah, there are even more than these two, also! Next time we go back, we heard a lot of people recommend Stabiae. We also want to visit Torre Annunziata, since that's on the list of UNESCO sites with Pompeii and Herculaneum. So much to see!
      And Kai is running now. And he's learning words! Whenever he runs, he repeats, "so fast, so fast, so fast." :)

  • @JJ33438
    @JJ33438 3 года назад

    Thank you and....what a beautiful child! thank you.

  • @simonwhitaker72
    @simonwhitaker72 3 года назад

    Thanks great to visit with you

  • @katybarrett5507
    @katybarrett5507 4 года назад +1

    Amazing! Thanks guys!

  • @michaeljohnangel6359
    @michaeljohnangel6359 2 года назад

    This is great! Thanks!!!! And you two are really simpatici!

  • @mf5531
    @mf5531 2 года назад

    excellent video! Can't wait to visit there next time i visit italy!

  • @ninakotlyarova6367
    @ninakotlyarova6367 Год назад

    Good essential short videos ❤

  • @truthseeker1954
    @truthseeker1954 2 года назад

    Thank you for your video. I had no idea! :D

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  2 года назад

      You're welcome! Hopefully you can visit it in person sometime.

  • @louhill4733
    @louhill4733 4 года назад +3

    You two make a great travel video. So fascinating to walk thru and see everything and learn about it. Cheers

  • @AnteroSecundus
    @AnteroSecundus 2 года назад

    very interesting video, and you are really a charming couple!

  • @nicholasphelps3872
    @nicholasphelps3872 Год назад

    Timber frame buildings way before the medieval period. That's cool 😎

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  Год назад +1

      Yeah, I'm always impressed at how advanced earlier civilizations were.

  • @classiccomedycinemaprogram1640
    @classiccomedycinemaprogram1640 3 года назад +2

    I think as an experience, if you had to pick only one, Herculaneum wins hands down. So much is so well preserved and in such a compact area. But you can't really go to Herculaneum and not go to Pompeii! Also the Necropolis outside Pompeii at dusk is the most magical place I have every been. Cheers! CCCP

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  3 года назад +1

      Thanks for the tip about the Necropolis at sunset. We'll definitely check it out after covid ends and we can travel again.

  • @erolv3204
    @erolv3204 2 года назад

    I preferred to go Herculaneum rather than pompei..and never regret that decision..good video and well done..

  • @cavalryscout8720
    @cavalryscout8720 4 года назад

    Awesome perspective .. thanks for sharing!

  • @patrickpaganini
    @patrickpaganini 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hey, what month did you visit? It doesn't seem very busy!

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  Месяц назад

      We were there at the end of May. Herculaneum is much less visited with Pompeii so close.

  • @priscillastephens3978
    @priscillastephens3978 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing this! I'll be heading to Italy next week and I'll be doing an overnight stay on the Amalfi Coast and doing a stop at Pompeii. I thought that I was fully set on visiting Pompeii but after seeing this video, I'm re-thinking my decision to maybe visit Herculaneum instead. I know both sites are well worth the visit but I also know Pompeii is much bigger and more ground to cover and I'll only have 2hrs to really spare. As for Herculaneum, would you say that one can just do a self-guided tour or would a tour guide be more helpful or needed?

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  2 года назад +2

      If you only have two hours, I agree - do Herculaneum. You'd have to go back to Pompeii anyway because in 2 hours you'd barely scratch the surface. As for a Tour Guide, they're always nice because they can point out details and share interesting stories and history, so that may help you go faster instead of reading all the signs. But there are plenty of "self-guided walking tours" online that you can read and prepare beforehand if you want to save money. A tour guide definitely isn't needed.

  • @alanwilkinson9487
    @alanwilkinson9487 2 года назад +1

    what I loved about herculaneum was its never really busy,not like pompei , and there is more to see

  • @blackcatplaypompeii529
    @blackcatplaypompeii529 3 года назад

    Greenwich??? I’m was born there and lived there for almost 40 years. Where are you guys from?? Great video! New subscriber!

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  3 года назад +1

      Oh yeah? That's awesome. I grew up in West Haven, CT. Isa is from Alaska. Welcome to our little community!

  • @Papag53
    @Papag53 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @interface2x
    @interface2x 4 года назад

    Great video! I visited Herculaneum in May 2016 and found it to be a much more enjoyable visit than Pompeii. It looks like they may have opened some additional areas between the time I was there and when you visited.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад

      Good to hear they're opening more things. We're hoping to go back in a few years to see even more.

  • @SergeCousineau
    @SergeCousineau 4 года назад

    Hello !
    Very interesting and informative . Such a beautiful place to visit must be awesome to see and touch the walls and letting your imagination go about what it was of being there when the volcano 🌋 erupted!
    ATB
    Hélène et Serge 👩‍❤️‍👨

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад +2

      Yeah, it was really easy to imagine what life would have been like, especially when you see the street food vendors, shops, and normal houses. It's amazing how similar they were to us, even 2000 years ago! -Brian

    • @SergeCousineau
      @SergeCousineau 4 года назад

      Perfect Little Planet
      I know you are very busy...I would love to know if you had the curiosity of stepping in our channel to have a look ...and maybe support us thanks !
      Stay safe about the Covid-19
      H&S 👩‍❤️‍👨
      From Boisbriand Québec Canada 🇨🇦

  • @romansseja4062
    @romansseja4062 2 года назад

    @ 06:18 the tiled floor of the women's bath is a phallic symbol. I wonder why?

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  2 года назад

      I didn't see a phallic symbol, unless you're referring to whatever Triton is holding in his left hand. But now that you bring it up, I do think it's odd that they chose Triton for the floor of the women's bath and not Amphitrite, the goddess of the sea. Choosing a female goddess seems like it would have been more appropriate.

  • @cureit9161
    @cureit9161 2 года назад

    Just come back from there are you are spot and what a great place, its just a pity on 20% has been excavated! The skeletons in the boat yard make you feel very sad indeed!

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  2 года назад +1

      Yeah, I can't wait to go back in 10 years or so and see what else they've uncovered.

  • @babybutchie
    @babybutchie 4 года назад +1

    I've had to pull friends away from Pompeii to visit Herculaneum, whereupon they understand why.

  • @altarush
    @altarush Год назад

    It is amazing that ash preserved everything. Probably did that to the skeletons, too. If they hadn’t die like they did and would have decomposed all time ago.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  Год назад

      Yeah, I don't understand the science behind any of this, but it's such a fascinating place!

  • @magnvss
    @magnvss 3 года назад +1

    It's SO WORRISOME that people can enter such place and (apparently) randomly explore the site unsupervised and even touch (and deface) ruins if so inclined. A place that is almost 2000 y.o. Obviously Italy have so much of such antique treasures they seem to not know what they are neglecting. Preservation stopped when being exposed, now decay is inevitable; best they should do is try their best to slow the process (ideally protect it better but hey).

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  3 года назад +2

      Yeah, I'm torn. On one hand, I hope they keep it open because I really appreciate being able to explore on my own and get close to ruins and ancient artifacts. As a responsible tourist, I love that freedom. On the other hand, some people do take advantage of that freedom and vandalize and steal, making it less amazing for future visitors. So I understand when they block off certain areas too.

  • @lilabraun6919
    @lilabraun6919 3 года назад +1

    The wood is mostly carbonized through the great heat

  • @total2199
    @total2199 3 года назад

    Thanks God it was not destroyed by an EQ and we can see it!

  • @aquastar4336
    @aquastar4336 4 года назад

    Tysm for sharing!!! Im going to try and talk my fiance into visiting here w me!

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад

      I hope you can make it out there. Such a cool place to explore!

  • @MercedesABQ505
    @MercedesABQ505 3 месяца назад

    Hello, can anyone tell me how long it takes to get from Herculaneum site to Piazza Plebiscito? Looking for the “bus” route information. Please and thank you.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  3 месяца назад

      The bus will take just under an hour.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  3 месяца назад +1

      You'll have to take two different buses if you want to get to Piazza Plebiscito, though. Take the 222 from Ercolano to Garibaldi, and then take the R2 from Garibaldi to Piazza Plebiscito.

    • @MercedesABQ505
      @MercedesABQ505 3 месяца назад

      @@PerfectLittlePlanet Thank you for the information ☺️

    • @MercedesABQ505
      @MercedesABQ505 3 месяца назад

      @@PerfectLittlePlanet thank you for that information about the time frame. I’m trying to understand the timetable of the circumvesuviana train from Herculaneum to Garabaldi and it looks like I either have an 11 o’clock departure or a 5 o’clock departure. And that’s just too long to be in Herculaneum. 😬

    • @MercedesABQ505
      @MercedesABQ505 3 месяца назад

      @@PerfectLittlePlanet How much is the bus fare? Please and Thank You.

  • @MilitaryMatters1
    @MilitaryMatters1 Год назад

    It's allegedly over 2000 years, but evidence is now showing that it was more than likely much more recent -- according to history maps from dating 1200 - late 1600's show that Pompeii and Herculaneum were still standing and we're accessible as a flourishing city.

  • @gilgillis4230
    @gilgillis4230 2 года назад

    Great video. Slow down your shots though. Too fast to absorb info. Thank you though.

  • @PaulWesleyBowen
    @PaulWesleyBowen 6 месяцев назад

    I like your "secular" description of Herculaneum, BUT, the skylight did not have to collect water. If you watch the official archaeological video, it had Roman aqueducts that flowed continually through the systems of Herculaneum, split into three main inlets, 1) the baths, 2) the homes and 3) the public fountains, etc. ;o) Other than that, the lady is a little more believable than the man whom seems just "overwhelmed" at what he is seeing. Really can't blame him much. What you see there is just flat-out amazing.
    Oh, and one other note to the gentleman, Hercules was ... relieving himself ... not playing.

  • @think2086
    @think2086 10 месяцев назад

    ME: imagining the horrifying scenes of hot gas and realizing that the people of Herculaneum got baked and buried, essentially, while the Pompeiians got suffocated, then burned, and then buried.
    MEANWHILE: cheesy, upbeat, promotional-sounding music. ♪♫

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  Месяц назад

      Haha, yeah. I'm still getting better at editing and to be honest, music is not my strong suit. Thanks for the reminder to change the music to fit the scene.

  • @kevintemido
    @kevintemido 2 года назад

    Seeing the skeletons was crazy. To think those were people that were alive

  • @playgroundboy907
    @playgroundboy907 2 года назад

    Herculaneum was a city of free slaves ,example, a slave who works in Pompei and after many years his master would set him free ,he would go and live in Herculaneum,and most people who slides in Herculaneum were from the Middle East,cause Herculaneum was a port city

  • @dr.k.conorfoxx2122
    @dr.k.conorfoxx2122 3 года назад

    It is not crazy it is was life

  • @kathybrensinger6766
    @kathybrensinger6766 2 месяца назад

    It would've been nice if this guy knew what he was talking about!

  • @LaraCroft2169
    @LaraCroft2169 Год назад

    The wood is carbonized

  • @Sowlev1
    @Sowlev1 3 года назад

    You look like me!

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  3 года назад +1

      Hey Doppelgänger! :)

    • @Sowlev1
      @Sowlev1 2 года назад

      Wow, it's so strange to someone who looks like me. We could be brothers!!

  • @playgroundboy907
    @playgroundboy907 2 года назад

    8:20 it’s not real ,the real ones are in the museum,what you see now is a plaster .

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  2 года назад

      I meant, "this is real" as in "this brings it to life and hits you that something truly tragic happened here." It's easy to wander the town and feel like it's just an abandoned town that was buried by the volcano, but the skeletons there makes you remember that it all happened so fast and it helps you put yourself in their situation.

  • @rebeccajohnson8769
    @rebeccajohnson8769 9 месяцев назад

    And so much of it is still buried by the modern city.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  29 дней назад

      It's pretty cool that they're still uncovering new stuff. We keep loose tabs on it!

  • @haydenblanchard2006
    @haydenblanchard2006 3 года назад

    herculaneum is definitely better than pompeii

  • @Zippezip
    @Zippezip 4 года назад +2

    Actually they have stopped excavating because there is not enough money to protect everything already excavated.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  4 года назад

      Oh, interesting. Well I suppose that's a good thing then. The things they haven't excavated will remain protected forever. -Brian

  • @robertoenbusqueda430
    @robertoenbusqueda430 Год назад

    Herculano decian que era mas grande que Pompeya , lamentablemente no se puede excavar mas de Herculano por falta de dinero del gobierno italiano.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  Год назад

      El dinero es parte de ello, pero honestamente, la mayor parte de la ciudad antigua está enterrada bajo la ciudad actual, por lo que es extremadamente difícil de excavar. Primero tendrías que echar a la gente de sus casas.

  • @billandpech
    @billandpech 2 года назад

    Too dumbed down for educated adult viewing.

    • @PerfectLittlePlanet
      @PerfectLittlePlanet  2 года назад +2

      This wasn't meant to be an educational video. It's an overview of Herculaneum so people can compare it to Pompeii, to help them make a decision on whether or not they want to travel there.

    • @Earthneedsado-over177
      @Earthneedsado-over177 2 года назад

      It's not a documentary, you pompous oaf.

    • @jadaess01
      @jadaess01 2 года назад +2

      @billiandpech Lol...why would you come to a vlogger's video looking for a full educational teaching on Herculaneum!?!? This guy is only sharing his experience from his visit and what he knows or might have learned. If you had higher expectations, then maybe you should head over to the National Geographic channel..lol. Geesh...lol