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Pompeii

The Roman city buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD, its streets and houses still standing.

Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0

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The Roman city buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD, its streets and houses still standing.

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Beaches · UNESCO

Amalfi Coast and Capri

Campania
About 9.3 miles away

Pastel villages clinging to cliffs above the sea, with Positano, Ravello and the Isle of Capri.

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Beaches · Islands

Capri and the Blue Grotto

Campania
About 19 miles away

A glamorous limestone island in the Bay of Naples, with its glowing sea cave.

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Mountains · Volcanoes

Mount Vesuvius

Campania
About 5.6 miles away

The volcano that buried Pompeii. Walk to the crater rim for the Bay of Naples.

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