Uncover the best of Herculaneum the local Way

"We thoroughly enjoyed two mornings with Francesco at Herculaneum and Pompeii. He was very knowledgeable and a delightful guide. We highly recommend him."

"We had a wonderful experience with Raffaele today at Pompeii and Herculaneum. He was a fantastic guide - engaging and knowledgeable - and was able to cater the itinerary to what we wanted to see most. We all agreed that the day was so much better because we had Raffaele with us. He brought the sites to life in a way that was truly impactful. Thank you Raffaele for a memorable day. "

"I highly recommend Raffaele as a guide: a trained archaeologist, he really knows his stuff and holds very strong, well-informed opinions about the archaeology and history of Pompeii. In fact, we used Rafaelle twice: once at Pompeii, then at Herculaneum a few days later. He is very friendly and eager to answer questions. He delivers a very high-quality tour (and I say this as a professional historian who has worked with multiple archaeologists)."

"I have studied Pompeii and Herc extensively through my schooling and still was continuously blown away by Raffaele's knowledge and experience. He was accomadating, friendly, and very engaging. I would recommend Raffaele to anyone visiting Pompeii and Herc who wishes for an enthrawling historical experience."

"The tour of Pompeii & Herculaneum is a must do together. As Raffaele explains, each site is a piece of the puzzle of what happened that day in 79AD & they show different aspects of daily life. He gave us a great understanding of the sites & really brought them to life. Raffaele is easy to talk to, extremely knowledgeable, & a genuinely nice guy. I highly recommend his tour because I think the sites would have been overwhelming & difficult to fully appreciate without his guidance. "

"Francesco is a wonderful and generous guide whose passion for his home town and archeology shone through each of the stories he shared with us. His shared his expert knowledge with joy and zest, maintaining a pace that had us all, including our 3 teenage boys, hanging into his every word. Francesco has been the best tour guide we have had during our time in Italy. Pompeii is a huge complex site, however Francesco made sure that we not only saw but understood the best parts of it. He taught us to recognise specific aspects of the site for ourselves so that we were able to interpret what we saw around us. He answered the questions that popped into our heads as we moved around the site. Don’t miss having Francesco take you to the Herculaneum site as well, where the artefacts and preserved remains of are even more amazing. Coming all the way from Australia Francesco was happy to help us with working out the trains to get to Pompeii from Rome. Then as soon as a train strike impacted part of our travel he was in communication with us to help make sure we were still able to get to Pompeii. We cannot recommend Francesco more highly as a guide. He will transport you back in time and bring Pompeii and Herculaneum alive especially for you. "

"I have wanted to visit Herculaneum for some years, and finally got there this year, combining it with a visit to Pompeii. Firstly, I would say a visit to either place WITH a guide is a hugely enriching experience - I honestly do not know how I would have made any real sense of a visit without a guide. It would be an almost impossible job. So, Raffaele was my guide, and I asked him what motivated him to become an archeologist - and he answered "Seeing Jurassic Park as a young boy". That says it all!! Raffaele was very warm and personable, extremely knowledgeable on the complex nature of the Herculaneum site, and on the nature of the particular disaster it suffered and how it differed in major ways from what happened at Pompeii (no spoilers here!) All in all, he left no stone unturned in the tour, and did his level best to answer all of my questions - even the dozy ones! Bravo Raffaele !!"