Mount Vesuvius
Volcano · Napoli ·
Active volcano hike with crater views, Naples, Pompeii, sea vistas
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80044 Ottaviano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy Get directions
Active volcano hike with crater views, Naples, Pompeii, sea vistas
80044 Ottaviano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy Get directions
"Towering above the Bay of Naples, Vesuvius is one of the most visited and accessible active volcanoes: the main trail begins around 3,280 feet and winds up to the rim in under an hour, offering views across the crater and out to Naples, Pompeii, and the Tyrrhenian Sea; though its last eruption was in 1944 the volcano is still considered active and is carefully monitored, and while several trails cross the national park most visitors stick to the crater path for maximum payoff." - Hana Al-Khodairi
"As recounted in Jason Roberts’s biography A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History’s Greatest Traveler, the traveler’s journeys are "brimming with sensory detail, from the melting metal tip of his cane as he summits a very active Mount Vesuvius to the furtive kisses he bestows upon a Kyrgyz maiden during a bone-rattling horse-drawn sprint across the frozen Russian steppes." Addressing skeptics, he wrote, “I am constantly asked…what is the use of traveling to one who cannot see?” and insisted that “The picturesque in nature, it is true, is shut out from me, but perhaps this very circumstance affords a stronger zest to curiosity.” He argues that blindness forces “a more close and searching examination of details” — conversations with strangers and an attunement to cultural difference — rather than allowing a traveler to “might satisfy himself by the superficial view.”" - Andrew Leland
"Vesuvius National Park was named the most Instagrammable national park in Italy. It features 11 walking paths totaling over 33 miles, educational signage, and a variety of flora and fauna, including 138 bird species and 29 mammals. Visitors can explore the Crater of Vesuvius via the 'Il Gran Cono' trail, which requires a ticket purchased online." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"Seen from the train into Naples, the volcano — nicknamed 'Azuvius' by my son — loomed like a sleeping giant rising some 4,200 feet behind the city's suburbs, a motionless, distant presence that captured the children's imaginations even as villages and vineyards slipped by." - Flora Stubbs Flora Stubbs Flora Stubbs is the executive editor of Travel + Leisure. She has been a journalist for over 20 years, and a travel editor for over a decade. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A famous volcano near Naples, visible from Monte Solaro." - Rachel Chang Rachel Chang Rachel Chang is a travel and pop culture journalist who contributes to Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines