Casa Balzano in Campania
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Vesuvius National Park

Vesuvius National Park (Italian: Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio) is a national park centered around the volcano, Mount Vesuvius, east of Naples, Italy. The park was founded in 1995 and covers an area of around 135 square kilometers all located within the Province of Naples. It is centered around the Vesuvius, an active volcano, and its most ancient (now inactive) crater, Monte Somma. It houses 612 vegetable species and 227 wildlife ones.

Located at 40.817, 14.427 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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National parks of Italy, Biosphere reserves of Italy, Protected areas established in 1995, Parks in Campania

Villa Poppaea

The so-called Villa Poppaea is an ancient Roman seaside villa (villa maritima) situated between Naples and Sorrento, in southern Italy. It is also referred to as the Villa Oplontis, or more precisely as Villa A by modern archaeologists (Coarelli, et al. , 360). The villa itself is a large structure situated in the ancient Roman town of Oplontis, about ten meters below the modern ground level.

Located at 40.757, 14.453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman villas in Italy, Archaeological sites in Italy, Former populated places in Italy, Pompeii (ancient city), Roman sites of Campania, Visitor attractions in Campania

Avellino eruption

The Avellino eruption of Mount Vesuvius refers to a Plinian-type eruption that occurred in the 2nd millennium BC and is estimated to have had a VEI of 6. It is the source of the Avellino Pumice (Italian: Pomici di Avellino) deposits named from the comune of Avellino in Campania where they have been found extensively.

Located at 40.8167, 14.4333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Volcanic events, 2nd millennium BC, Natural disasters in Italy, Volcanism of Italy, Geography of Campania, VEI-6 volcanoes

Villa Boscoreale

Villa Boscoreale is an ancient Roman villa located in the town of Boscoreale, about one and a half kilometers north of Pompeii, southeast of Vesuvius, in Campania, southern Italy. This area was a hunting reserve and also used agriculturally, specializing in wine and olive oil. Evidence in tablets and graffiti shows that the house was probably built in the 1st century (around 40-30) BC. The villa was largely destroyed and entirely buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.

Located at 40.7614, 14.4714 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman villas in Italy, Roman sites of Campania, Buildings and structures in Campania

Pompeii Airfield

Pompeii Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, located approximately 1 km south of Terzigno, a few kilometers east of the base of Mount Vesuvius, and approximately 20 km east-southeast of Naples. The airfield was an all-weather temporary field built by the XII Engineering Command of the United States Army Twelfth Air Force using a graded earth compacted surface with a prefabricated hessian (burlap) surfacing known as PHS.

Located at 40.7913, 14.484 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79

In the year of 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted in one of the most catastrophic and famous eruptions in European history. Historians have learned about the eruption from the eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger, a Roman administrator and poet.

Located at 40.8167, 14.4333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Natural disasters in Italy, Pompeii (ancient city), Ancient volcanic events, Roman Empire