The Martusciello Gallery has reopened to visitors, restoring one of the most evocative routes to the ancient beach of the Herculaneum Archaeological Park. Extending for more than 100 meters, the tunnel connects the level of the modern town with the city's original shoreline, where visitors can see the skeletal remains of people who perished during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, preserved inside the ancient boat chambers that once sheltered vessels and later became the final refuge of nearly 300 victims. Walking through the tunnel offers a powerful journey back in time. Carved into the thick layers of volcanic material that buried Herculaneum in AD 79, the descending passage cuts directly through the deposits left by the eruption, gradually leading visitors down to the level of the ancient coastline that once bordered the Roman city. The reopening follows a broader restoration project that also included improvements to the ancient beach and waterfront. Those works, completed in June 2024, made the beach accessible to the public once again while restoring visual connections with the nearby Villa of the Papyri. The redesigned route now creates a more direct and immersive link between the gallery, the boat chambers and the ancient shoreline, allowing visitors to experience some of the archaeological site's most moving and atmospheric locations in a single continuous journey.