Address
Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio
Piazza Municipio 8,
Opening Hours
From 1 October to 31 March: 09:00 to 15:00From 1 April to 30 June: 09:00 to 17:00From 1 July to 30 September: 09:00 to 18:30
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The volcano whose eruption destroyed Pompeii, Vesuvius' menacing presence can be seen from anywhere in the Bay of Naples. Vesuvius last erupted in 1944. It's possible to climb right to the summit and look down into the steaming, sulphur-smelling crater below.