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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Beaches of Campania, Islands of Campania, Lakes of Campania, Mountains of Campania, Valleys of Campania, Mount Vesuvius, Ischia, Capri, Procida, Avellino eruption, Taburnus, Pertosa Caves, Lake Avernus, Castelcivita Caves, Vallo di Diano, Matese, Vivara, Lucrinus Lacus, Solfatara, Fusaro Lake, Sirenuse, Nisida, Baia Domizia, Monti Picentini, Mount Barbaro, Citara, Monti Lattari, Sorrento Peninsula, Monte Solaro, Monte Mutria, Lake Agnano, Monte Faito, Montevergine, Lago di Telese, Campanian Archipelago, Chiunzi, Monte Miletto, Monte Acellica, Faliesi, Monte San Salvatore, Monte Litto, Monte Pruno, Bulgheria, Cervati, Monte Nero, Monte Costa Calda, Monte Acero, Cervialto, Monte Ripalta, Monte Molaro, Monte Raione, Polveracchio, Monte Stella, Tifata, Monte Iulio, Pizzo San Michele, Vesole, Monte Calvo, Crapolla, Sannio Hills, Titerno, Taburno Camposauro, Terminio, Parco Lago Alloca. Excerpt: Mount Vesuvius (Italian: , Latin: ) is a stratovolcano on the Bay of Naples, Italy, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, although it is not currently erupting. The two other major active volcanoes in Italy, Etna and Stromboli, are located on island of Sicily Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the burying and destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. They were never rebuilt, although surviving townspeople and probably looters did undertake extensive salvage work after the destructions. The towns' locations were eventually forgotten until their accidental rediscovery in the 18th century. The eruption also changed the course of the Sarno River and raised the sea beach, so that Pompeii was now neither on the river nor adjacent to the coast. Vesuvius ...
