Discover the municipalities of the park
There are 13 municipalities affected by the National Park, all within the province of Naples
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Boscoreale
Don’t miss the Antiquarium, a museum inaugurated in 1991 that allows you to admire and learn about the natural environments of the Vesuvius …
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Boscotrecase
The village is located a few kilometres away from the excavations of Pompeii. The Church of Ave Gratia Plena s definitely worth seeing and is …
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Ercolano
From here the road that climbs towards the Vesuvius begins, passing by San Vito, the Vesuvius Observatory, the lava deposits of the 1944 eruption …
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Massa di Somma
It’s the smallest of the municipalities at the foot of the volcano and is surrounded by the steep wooded slopes of Mount Somma. Like the nearby …
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Ottaviano
An agricultural centre at the foot of Mount Somma, it has long been a sought-after holiday resort. It was dominated from above thanks to the …
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Pollena Trocchia
he centres of Pollena and Trocchia are united in one municipality. The most evocative of the two is undoubtedly Trocchia with its picturesque …
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San Giuseppe Vesuviano
A busy town at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, it owes its prosperity to the numerous and small clothing industries. The town has suffered several …
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San Sebastiano al Vesuvio
It’s the closest Vesuvius city to Naples. It was destroyed by the last eruption of 1944; rebuilt, today it has a modern appearance.
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Sant'Anastasia
Famous for the copper handicraft, it preserves an interesting historic centre. The parish church of St. Mary la Nova with its splendid octagonal …
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Somma Vesuviana
It’s one of the most interesting towns of the whole area. Both the historic centre and the surrounding area preserve the aspect of the past.
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Terzigno
Connected to nearby Ottaviano for a long time, the village was formed in the mid-eighteenth century and owes its name to the third lava flow …
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Torre del Greco
The most densely populated centre of the protected area, the ancient Turrisi Octavia is known for its thriving coral industry and its interesting …
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Trecase
It’s the smallest municipality at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. You need to admire the sixteenth-century Church of St Mary of Grace in the …
Municipalities outside of the park
By spatial contiguity and homogeneity of characteristics they can be considered as an integral part of this context.
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Cercola
The town of Cercola includes the district of Caravita. Close to the Vesuvius area, Cercola is the town at the gates of the Vesuvius National …
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Pompeii
The territory of Pompeii, bordering with the neighbouring towns of Boscoreale, Scafati, Torre Annunziata, Castellammare di Stabia and S. Maria …
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Portici
Portici is on the slopes of the west side of Mount Vesuvius and occupies a small portion of territory along the coast of the Gulf of Naples.
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San Giorgio a Cremano
Located at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, it’s now an integral part of the urban area of the city of Naples and is connected to it by the Circumvesuviana …
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Torre Annunziata
It extends in the innermost inlet of the Gulf of Naples in a narrow strip of land surrounded by the Vesuvius and the sea: it is in fact the municipality …