Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

The literal — but not the figurative — high point of our trip was summiting Mount Vesuvius. The storied volcano, which towers over the vibrant metropolis of Naples, famously erupted and buried ...

Others use Naples as a home base for day trips to Mount Vesuvius, Sorrento, or the Amalfi Coast. Finding where to stay in Naples is part of the experience. Whether you’re a first-time visitor ...

The Vesuvius national park authority in Naples, Italy, has announced it will be closing access to the live volcano on Saturday, ahead of Napoli’s potential title-winning game on Sunday.

The cable car accident happened just a week after the destination reopened for the season. The cable car is popular for its views of Mount Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples.

Pliny the Younger, who was just 17 years old at the time of the disaster, was stationed in Misenum, across the Bay of Naples. He had observed an umbrella-like cloud looming over Mount Vesuvius ...

Claudio Scarpati, a volcanologist at the University of Naples Federico II ... the single layers over a 775-square-mile area around Mount Vesuvius. The deposits recorded dramatic, increasingly ...