Mount Vesuvius

Campania · Italy

Mount Vesuvius, Italy
Photo: pietro scerrato, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to October
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
Open in maps

The famous volcano overlooking the Bay of Naples, responsible for burying Pompeii in 79 AD and still considered active. A trail leads to the crater rim, where visitors can peer into the caldera and take in coastal views.

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