Vesuvius has always dominated the life of the Gulf of Naples, since he buried under a pile of lapilli and dust the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD. Vesuvius is the only active volcano in mainland Europe and can still be seen along the main road leading to the mouth, the stream of lava last eruption in 1944.
The fertility of its soil favors the cultivation of fruits and vegetables from quality renowned worldwide as the piennolo tomatoes, juicy peaches from the Somma Vesuvius and the vineyards from which distills the famous Lacryma Christi. In addition, the Neapolitan volcano is surrounded by the Vesuvius National Park: protected area full of nature walks that deserves to be seen.
Speaking of Vesuvius can not be the first thought that going to Pompeii, the town destroyed by the violent eruption AD 79 and now presents itself to us as an archaeological site visited and the wider world, also included on the list of protected heritage of humanity by UNESCO, Pompeii was a much larger town of Herculaneum and for this we recommend divide excursions for thematic areas such as private homes - which includes the House of Sallust, that of Ancient Hunting and geometric mosaics - or even the location of the villas just outside the walls, the Villa dei Misteri and famossissima Villa Diomedes.
Vegliardo gigante sempre desto rischiara il cielo col suo fiato ardente. Ivan Vazon
