Baracche Forestali

Places of Interest

Vesuvius

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Mount Vesuvius is a volcanic mountain in the Campania region of Italy, overshadowing the Bay of Naples.

Vesuvius National Park

Nature reserve

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Vesuvius National Park is an Italian national park centered on the active volcano Vesuvius, southeast from Naples. The park was founded on June 5, 1995, and covers an area of around 135 square kilometers all located within the Province of Naples.

Vesuvius Observatory

Historic building

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The Vesuvius Observatory is the surveillance centre for monitoring the three volcanic areas of Campania, Italy: Mount Vesuvius, the Phlegrean Fields and Ischia.

Places in the Area

Ercolano

Town

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Ercolano is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania of Southern Italy. It lies at the western foot of Mount Vesuvius, on the Bay of Naples, just southeast of the city of Naples. Ercolano is situated 4 km west of Baracche Forestali.

Torre del Greco

Town

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Torre del Greco is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, with a population of c. 85,000 as of 2016. The locals are sometimes called Corallini because of the once plentiful coral in the nearby sea, and because the city has been a major producer of coral jewellery and cameo brooches since the seventeenth century. Torre del Greco is situated 4½ km southwest of Baracche Forestali.

Portici

Town

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Portici is a town and municipality of the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of Campania in Italy. It has 51,351 inhabitants. Portici is situated 6 km west of Baracche Forestali.

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