Vesuvius Superstar
A giant not entirely benevolent, if we retrace the eruttive history of this volcano, one of the most famous in Europe, on whose summit, the Great Cone, seems to be halfway between sky and sea. In the beautiful days you can see that gulf that pleased so much the Greek colonists to induce them to found Naples, and to close it, the islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida, up to Capo Miseno, observation point of Pliny the Younger in his immortal description of the 79 AD eruption, which buried cities like Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabia etc. Obe of the destinations of the Grand Tour, there are many stories of those who over the centuries have seen Vesuvius as a scenary, sometimes accompanied by special scenic effects, evocative eruptions. Today, as then, this place attracts tourists from all parts of the world, courious to feel the breath of the Earth, through the fumaroles and peek inside his mouth, in the crater born in 79 AD.