MOUNT  VESUVIUS

Latest page update: 4 February 2025
By: Dion Protani
The imposing Mount Vesuvius is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, partly due to the eruption in 79 AD that caused the demise of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum as well as claiming the lives of around 16,000 people. 

Towering over and the iconic symbol of the city of Naples, it measure 1.2 kilometres in height.

It makes for one of the most fascinating places to visit in the region; it's possible to get within 200 metres of the summit by road. From the point where the road stops, it's possible to complete the distance on foot with a series of paths.
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Mount Vesuvius, Naples
The eruption of 79 AD was one of the biggest of any volcanic eruption in world history with a cloud of ash, stones and fumes hurled more than twenty miles into the air. The thermal energy force was measured at around a hundred thousand times stronger than that of the Hiroshima bomb.

The last eruption occurred in 1944 but was not to the same level of power by that of 79 AD.
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Monte Vesuvio
Province: Metropolitan City of Naples

Region: Campania

Height: 1,281 metres

Last eruption: 17 March 1944

Nearby: Pompeii, ​Herculaneum
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