Vintage View: Pompeii second to the intimate wonders of Heraculaneum

Kya deLongchamps finds the arid ruins of Pompeii second to the colour drenched, intimate wonders of Heraculaneum on the outskirts of Naples.

AWESTRUCK — the word comes over as jaded, commonplace aggrandising. However, I found myself dashing away tears on a visit to Pompeii’s less discovered, compact neighbour: The ancient city of Heraculaneum in the suburbs of Naples.