At the feet of Mount Vesuvius, in an area with a superb mild climate, Herculaneum is known throughout the world for the remains of its Roman city buried, together with Pompei, under the pumice, ashes and mud provoked by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. As well as being site of great archaeological interest, Herculaneum has a flourishing economy thanks to its floricultural industry and fishing responsible for one of Italy's most prolific productions of carnations and roses. Herculaneum.
Very known is also the large market of Pugliano where both new and used items of clothing are sold. At the archaeological site of Herculaneum it is possible to visit many publis and private buildings of the Roman imperial age, the House of Argo, the House of the Deer, the House of the Gem, the House of the Bicentenary, the House of the Mosaic, the House of the Relief of Telephus, the House of the Carbonized Partition wall, the House of the Mosaic Atrium, the Samnite House, the Gymnasium, the Theatre, the Baths, the Suburban Baths and the Villa of the Papyrus