http://www.trekking-world.com/regional/italy/campania en http://www.trekking-world.com/famous-mountains-vesuvius <p>Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano east of Naples, Italy. It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, although it is not currently erupting.<br /> Vesuvius is on the coast of the Bay of Naples, about nine kilometres (six miles) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is conspicuous in the beautiful landscape presented by the Bay of Naples, when seen from the sea, with Naples in the foreground.</p> <p><a href="http://www.trekking-world.com/famous-mountains-vesuvius">read more</a></p> Campania Italy Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:32:49 +0200 Marianne 1109 at http://www.trekking-world.com