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Somma Vesuviana Destination Guide

Delve into Somma Vesuviana in Italy

Somma Vesuviana in the region of Campania with its 33,261 residents is a city in Italy - some 123 mi or ( 199 km ) South-East of Rome , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Somma Vesuviana

Current time in Somma Vesuviana is now 08:17 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Palermo, Torre del Greco, Torre Annunziata, Scafati, and Sant'Antonio Abate. While being here, make sure to check out Palermo . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Somma Vesuviana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Inno UEFA Champions League con il Napoli

1:31 min by RmnSvt981
Views: 61721 Rating: 4.71

Finalmente ci siamo!!! Il Napoli è matematicamente inChampions!!!!! Questa che vedrete è la sigla della Champions che mostra alcune fasi della cavalcata che ci porta al raggiungimento del prestigioso ..

On top of Volcano Vesuvius

1:27 min by iycxks2008
Views: 14498 Rating: 5.00

We were hiking towards the top of Volcano Vesuvius crater near Naples, which provides a good view of the surrounding city. Sometimes when it's clear , you can even see the city of Pompei ..


Top of Mount Vesuvius

1:22 min by JIMM1965
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Vesuvius is the only active volcano in mainland Europe, and has produced some of the continents largest volcanic eruptions. Located on Italys west coast, it overlooks the Bay and City of Naples and si ..

Okus - Mo' s lev!

3:13 min by okus mc
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Directed by: D'R Production Lyric by: Okus Music By: Mille LIre Actor By: Ciro Lellè ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 40.82 14.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 2nd millennium BC, Geography of Campania, Natural disasters in Italy, VEI-6 volcanoes, Volcanic events, Volcanism of 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.

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Located at 40.82 14.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient volcanic events, Natural disasters in Italy, Pompeii (ancient city), Roman Empire

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.

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Located at 40.82 14.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of Italy, National parks of Italy, Parks in Campania, Protected areas established in 1995

Alfa Romeo Pomigliano d'Arco Plant

The Alfa Romeo Pomigliano d'Arco plant, commonly known as the Alfasud Pomigliano and renamed in 2008 as "Giambattista Vico" in memory of the Neapolitan philosopher, is a car factory, situated in the town of Pomigliano d'Arco, and partly in Acerra. The factory is nowadays owned by the Fiat S.p.A. Designed in 1968 by Alfa Romeo, the factory began car production in 1972. Today the plant has about 6,000 employees.

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Located at 40.93 14.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Alfa Romeo, Fiat Group factories, Motor vehicle assembly plants in Italy

Vesuvius Airfield

Vesuvius Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, located approximately 2 km east-northeast of San Giuseppe Vesuvianom about 21 km east of Naples. It was an all-weather temporary field built by the XII Engineer Command using a graded earth compacted surface, with a prefabricated hessian (burlap) surfacing known as PHS.

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Located at 40.84 14.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Somma Vesuviana