Ercolano Fridays The evenings are over, the Ancient Theatre opens on September 5th

The place of wonders: the evenings of I Venerdì di Ercolano have concluded. The Park offers a visit to the Ancient Theater from September 5th.

Summer 2023 at the Ercolano Archaeological Park continues to offer wonderful opportunities for knowledge and discovery to an increasingly numerous and interested public. The cycle of I Venerdì di Ercolano, night-time guided tours enriched with artistic lighting and theatrical performances, ended on August 25 with a series of sold outs. To meet the public's demand for this year, the Park staff increased the number of available places, which however promptly sold out night after night, further confirming that the format represents the flagship offer of the Vesuvian summer.

In the 6 evening openings, which covered the months of July and August, 2509 visitors were able to appreciate the charm of visiting the illuminated Park and the theatrical performances of Teatri 35, recording a sold out for each evening, except for one event interrupted due to bad weather.

From the customer satisfaction analysis it is clear that visitors are mainly from Southern Italy, over half of them had already visited the Ercolano Park to demonstrate the interest that the site arouses in the loyalty bonds that it creates, the total expressed a vote between 9 and 10 for the professionalism of organization and reception, as well as for the visit route and the layout. Many enthusiasts have also expressed appreciation with enthusiastic comments both at the appropriate feedback stations, and on the social pages of the Park, which become a real shared archive of memories and emotions.

“I am sure that this year too, through the special visit and the story inspired by the testimonies coming directly from the houses and buildings, we have achieved the goal of communicating with the passion that distinguishes all the staff of the Park, scientific discoveries and historical data of great importance.– declares the Director of the Sirano Park – the 2023 edition of I Venerdì was focused on food, the spaces connected to it, the diet of the ancients, but also the ways in which food was prepared, cooked and consumed. The testimonies that the archaeological site of Ercolano has given us allow us to have a unique experience in the world.

But the cultural offering of the Park does not end here. In fact, once the evening walks are over, the Ancient Theatre reopens, thus offering a further opportunity both for local tourism and for visitors from all over who flock to the Campania region in these months. It is an invitation to combine the exploration of the outdoor site with the emotion of the underground visit of the Ancient Theatre”.

The openings of the Ancient Theatre of the Archaeological Park of Ercolano will start on September 5th, a journey through time through the eighteenth-century tunnels, in an underground path that transports you back through the centuries.

For the months of September, October and November on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with 6 shifts per day (3 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon with two of them in English) starting from 9.30 am until 16.30 pm, you can live a real exploratory experience equipped with helmet, torch and cape in an ideal journey through time you will find yourself catapulted, in different eras, over 20 meters underground of the city to identify with an ancient spectator who sat on the different steps or wear the clothes of the travelers of the Grand Tour or even the clothes of the citizens who found refuge in this place during the bombings of the Second World War.

Sunday 3 September #domenicalmuseo, an initiative of the Ministry of Culture with free openings of state sites, we also give our visitors an appointment at the next September meetings: The European Heritage Days with the Ozi di Ercole!

ANCIENT THEATRE TICKETS:

Entrance ticket to the Ancient Theatre of Herculaneum: €5,00 + €1 to deal with the damage caused by the flood in Emilia Romagna, purchasable at the ticket office or online at www.ticketone.it;
Integrated ticket for entrance to the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum + Ancient Theatre of Herculaneum: €15,00, purchasable at the ticket office or online;
Reduced ticket available only for the 2 euro theatre-only ticket for young people aged between 18 and 25 (+ 1.50 booking fee for online purchases only).
Online presale fees are as usual 1.50 and are applied only once in the case of the integrated ticket. Pre-sale fees on free tickets are excluded.

All free admissions are suspended except for those for disabled people and their family member or another companion who can demonstrate their membership in social and health care services.

INFORMATION FOR THE VISIT:

The route is underground and reaches approximately 25 metres from street level.
The visit is reserved for adults.
The meeting point is at the ticket office of the Archaeological Park 30 minutes before the start of your visit.

The floor is wet in several places and is slippery due to the presence of limestone sediments and water. In addition, the path includes many steps. Therefore, it is not suitable for claustrophobic subjects and people with walking problems or pregnant, or with pathologies influenced by the context of the visit.
For safety reasons, visitors are asked to bring only small bags.

The Ercolano Archaeological Park will provide helmets, hair caps, capes and torches to use on the route.
It is mandatory to use closed, low, resistant and waterproof shoes. It is preferable to use trekking shoes.
During the summer months, it is advisable to bring comfortable shirts or jackets to wear before the visit, given the considerable temperature changes to be faced during the journey.