In Naples, Mount Vesuvius is more than just a volcano. Neapolitans like to say that they live “all’ombra” (in the shadow of) the massive crater that stands nearly 4,265 feet high, and can be seen from ...

Along the curve of the Bay of Naples in southern Italy, dense suburbs, industrial zones, and centuries-old towns spread across the lower slopes of a mountain that destroyed two Roman cities in a ...

“Today the volcano is quite calm,” says Paola Petrosino, as smoky wisps of water vapour seep from rocks behind her. “It’s in a phase of dormancy but it’s active.” We’re inside Vesuvius National Park, ...

On April 18, 2026, Mount Vesuvius stands as a dramatic reminder of nature's power overlooking Naples, drawing adventurers to its crater rim. This active volcano buried ancient cities like Pompeii in ...

The Naples Emergency Responders are tasked with protecting thecity from the omnipresent volcanic activity of MountVesuvius.Photographs by Emiliano Mancuso / Grazia Neri If Mount Vesuvius (in the ...

In Greek and Roman mythology, the Campi Flegrei volcano is depicted as the entrance to the underworld. Its eruptions thousands of years ago blocked out the sun, turning summer into winter. And now the ...

Guido Bertolaso, who heads Italy's civil protection agency, said that, while Vesuvius is more commonly considered the nation's most worrisome volcano, it is Ischia, which last erupted some 700 years ...

Filmmakers journey to the fairytale Sannio region in Italy and capture a budding romance. Filmmakers journey to the fairytale ...