Photo: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological site
Theatre of Herculaneum
Ancient Roman theatre in Ercolano, Italy
At a glance
- Type
- Archaeological site
- Protection
- Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
- UNESCO World Heritage
- Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
- Coordinates
- 40°48′30″ N, 14°20′51″ E
About
No English description yet
Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.
Read it in ItalianPhotos
Getting there
Portici-ErcolanoTrain, nearest
1.0 km as the crow flies
Theatre of Herculaneum
Port8.0 km
Aeroporto di Napoli Capodichino9.7 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
- UNESCO
- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Theatre of Herculaneum?
Theatre of Herculaneum is in Ercolano, in the province of Napoli (Campania), Italy. GPS coordinates: 40.80833, 14.34761.
What else is there to see near Theatre of Herculaneum?
Nearby you’ll find: Basilica Noniana (200 m away), Augusteum, so-called Basilica (200 m away), College of the Augustales (Herculaneum) (200 m away).
Sources and licences
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Theatre herculanum Piranese — Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778), Public domain
- Backstage, Herculaneum theatre — MumblerJamie, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ercolano L'antico ingresso al Teatro Sotterraneo orizzontale — Dommaria, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ercolano L'ingresso al Teatro Sotterraneo — Dommaria, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fragments 01, Herculaneum theatre — MumblerJamie, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Graffiti 01, Herculaneum theatre — MumblerJamie, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Graffiti 02, Herculaneum theatre — MumblerJamie, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Graffiti 03, Herculaneum theatre — MumblerJamie, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Graffiti 04, Herculaneum theatre — MumblerJamie, CC BY-SA 2.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences