{"id":109,"date":"2016-12-28T15:04:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T15:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portanapoli.com\/en\/?p=109"},"modified":"2017-01-30T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T16:33:56","slug":"famous-volcano-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portanapoli.com\/en\/naples-bay\/mount-vesuvius\/famous-volcano-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Vesuvius: volcano at the Bay of Naples"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Mount Vesuvius rank among the most explored and well known volcanoes on earth.\u00a0Nowadays\u00a0it is a very popular tourist attraction, even though know one knows when it will again awake from its sleep.\u00a0<\/strong>On clear days\u00a0 you\u00a0can see the silhouette of the gigantic mountains of the volcano from the whole Bay of Naples.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Vesuvius with snow (\u00a9 Portanapoli.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

The volcano, “the hunchback” (in Napoli\u00a0language: scartellato) is seen as a friendly companion by the people of Naples<\/a>\u00a0(Napoli) in spite of its destructive potentials. It\u00a0has been sleeping since 1944 under the watchful eyes of\u00a0volcanologists, who regularly measure its temperature.<\/p>\n

79 A. D. the volcano destroyed Pompeji<\/h4>\n

In reality the volcano system, in general called the Vesuvius, comprises two volcanoes:\u00a0The Monte Somma (dormant) and the Vesuvius (Gran Cono). The incredible crater (Gran Cono) of the Vesuvius of nowadays has a diameter of 700 m, a circumference of 12 km and is 200 m deep.\u00a0The original volcano was probably destroyed by its eruption 79 A.D. when the streams of lava buried Pompeii<\/a> and Herculaneum.\u00a0At that time the volcano claimed thousands of lives and turned the idyllic, overgrown slopes into sand and ashes within only a few hours.<\/p>\n

Today’s Vesuv with its 1182m arose from this eruption.\u00a0The Monte Somma (1132m) in the north is probably a gigantic remnant of a volcano that developed in prehistoric times 25 000 years ago.<\/p>\n

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Krater of Mount Vesuvius (\u00a9 Sergii Figurnyi – Fotolia)<\/p><\/div>\n

In the past the Vesuvius\u00a0 erupted\u00a0very often<\/h4>\n

In 1631 all the settlements closeby the Vesuvius were destroyed.<\/p>\n

This is even more shocking when you call to mind that the settlements at the foot of the Vesuvius are today again densely populated.\u00a0It erupted again in 1794, 1906 and 1913.\u00a0Between 1933 and 1944 the volcano activity eventually reached a new climax.\u00a0Accompanied by numerous earthquakes the vulcano buried several houses and towns underneath more than 250 million cubic metres of lava.\u00a0Even the cable car, that became so well known through the folk song “Funiculi, funicula”, at the slopes of the Vesuvius, fell victim to the lava then. New volcano eruptions can be predicted by volcanologists two weeks in advance.<\/p>\n

You\u00a0can have a look at the single summitted Mount Vesuvius in the National Archaeological Museum<\/a> in Naples.<\/p>\n

How to arrive to Mount Vesuvius<\/h4>\n

By car:\u00a0From Naples with the A3, take the Torre del Greco or Ercolano exit.
\nBy Circumvesuviana (train) :\u00a0Get off in Ercolano (Herculaneum)\u00a0and drive by bus to the car park.\u00a0A road leads you up through beautiful vineyards, lava fields and the valleys Valle del Gigante and Valle dell’Inferno.\u00a0One can smell the typical smell of broom bushes between may and august.
\nOn foot the ascent leads you from the 1000m high parking spot with its Souvenir and refreshment stands over a gravel road to the top.\u00a0When the weather is fine visitors can enjoy a fantastic panoramic view.<\/p>\n

Sightseeing Mount Vesuvius: Opening times and entrance fee<\/h4>\n

The ascent to the edge of the crater costs ca.\u00a010 Euro (reduced 8 euro). The parking is 6 euro for cars and 3 euro for motor bikes.
\nClosing times between 15 and 18 hours depending on the season.\u00a0It is recommendable to visit the Vesuvius on working days, as locals like to visit it on weekends and this can lead to traffic jams.<\/p>\n

Opening times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Jan.-Feb.-Nov-Dec.:<\/td>\n9.00 – 15.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March-Oct.:<\/td>\n9.00 – 16.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April-May-June-Sept.:<\/td>\n9.00 – 17.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July-Aug.<\/td>\n9.00 – 18.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Check actual\u00a0opening times and entrance fee on:\u00a0www.epnv.it\/grancono<\/a><\/p>\n

All data without guarantee. Timetable, rates, bus and metro line subject to modification.<\/em><\/p>\n

Guided tours to Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii<\/h4>\n

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