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columns that flank its main entrance. Step inside to admire some well-preserved wall
paintings.
CASA DEI CERVI
Accessible from Cardo V, the Casa dei Cervi (House of the Stags) is an imposing example
of a Roman noble family's house which, before the volcanic mudslide, boasted a seafront
address. Constructed around a central courtyard, the two-storey villa contains murals and
some beautiful still-life paintings. Waiting for you in the courtyard is a diminutive pair of
marble deer assailed by dogs, and an engaging statue of a drunken, peeing Hercules.
TERME SUBURBANE
Marking the site's southernmost tip is the 1st-century-AD Terme Suburbane (Suburban
Baths), one of the best-preserved bath complexes in existence, with deep pools, stucco
friezes and bas-reliefs looking down upon marble seats and floors. This is also one of the
best places to observe the soaring volcanic deposits that literally smothered the ancient
coastline.
MAV
(Museo Archeologico Virtuale; 081 1980 6511; www.museomav.com ; Via IV Novembre 44; adult/re-
duced €7.50/6, optional 3D documentary €4; 9am-4.30pm Tue-Fri, to 5.30pm Sat & Sun; Circum-
vesuviana to Ercolano-Scavi) Using high-tech holograms and computer-generated footage, this
'virtual archaeological museum' brings ruins like Pompei's forum and Capri's Villa Jovis
back to virtual life. Especially fun for kids, it's on the main street linking Ercolano-Scavi
train station to the Ruins of Herculaneum.
MUSEUM
Eating
Viva Lo Re
( 081 739 02 07; www.vivalore.it ; Corso Resina 261, Ercolano; meals €27; noon-4pm & 8.30-late
Tue-Sat, lunch Sun; Circumvesuviana to Ercolano-Scavi) Stylish Viva Lo Re (Long Live the
King) mixes vintage prints and bookshelves with superb wines, gracious service and some
of Campania's finest revamped dishes. Start with the artful antipasto - 'tastings' might in-
clude polpettina di baccalà (salted cod patty) or crocchetta di taleggio con porcino (Ta-
leggio and porcini croquette). End with the tris , a decadent trio of desserts.
CAMPANIAN €€
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