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Mount Vesuvius
is the only active volcano on the European mainland,
although it is not currently erupting. The
mountain is notorious for its destruction of the Roman
city of Pompeii in AD 79. It also destroyed the town of
Herculaneum in the same year; it has erupted many times
since and is today regarded as one of the most dangerous
volcanoes in the world.
Well before the famous eruption of 79, Vesuvius had
erupted violently and destroyed Stone Age and Bronze Age
settlements as far back as 1800 BC. The remains of a
settlement at Nola was discovered recently by Italian
archaeologists, with huts, pots, pans, livestock and the
remains of people buried under pumice and ash in much
the same way that Pompeii was later destroyed.
The area around Vesuvius was declared a national park in
1991. The summit of Vesuvius is open to visitors and
there is a small network of paths around the mountain
that are maintained by the park authorities.
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Our itinerary
Your visit of the Vesuvius will
take about three hours. Don’t forget that you
will have to walk for about 30 minutes to go up
to the Crater! The first part of your trip will
be held by coach or mini van. You will use the
road from Torre del Greco to the top of the
Volcano, through the Vesuvius National Park,
where you will see the sign of the former
eruptions.
Here, with the help of a Volcanologic Guide, you
will walk to the main Crater, where you will see
the Mouth of the Vesuvius, and an impressive
panoramic view on all the Campania Region.
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