Easter at Herculaneum Archaeological Park: A Time for Slow Visits and Cultural Engagement

The Herculaneum Archaeological Park remains open on Easter and Easter Monday from 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM (last entry at 6:00 PM) and invites visitors to experience the 'slow' visit mode in the pomegranate garden of the House of the Relief of Telephus: here it is possible to relax on deck chairs while reading volumes in different languages. In the Maiuri Park, citizens of Herculaneum and visitors can continue to take advantage of the 'LIBeRI in the Park' booksharing initiative, launched almost a year ago. Furthermore, until April 11th, the House of the Gem, among the most famous for its precious floor mosaics, will remain open and visitable. 'The exponentially growing number of visitors represents the real spring of this period,' says Francesco Sirano, the director of the Herculaneum Archaeological Park. 'People are interested, passionate, and aware: we place visitors at the center with the initiatives we propose cyclically throughout the year, and they repay us for the effort we put in.' Visitors these days will encounter in the Park young students from local schools (Adriano Tilgher of Herculaneum - Eugenio Pantaleo and Gaetano De Bottis of Torre del Greco and Francesco Saverio Nitti of Portici) who are carrying out the former school-work alternation paths. The students, accompanied by the institute's officials and reception staff, will be engaged in welcoming visitors at different points of the archaeological site: they will be able to interact with tourists in multiple languages, provide information about the site, and ensure respect for the structures and ancient artifacts, as well as monitor groups with tourist guides.