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.

It is centered on the active volcano and its most ancient (now inactive) crater, Monte Somma. It houses 612 vegetable species and 227 wildlife ones.

Vesuvius National Park

See also

Pompeii

Herculaneum

Boscoreale

Boscotrecase

Ercolano

Massa di Somma

Ottaviano

Pollena Trocchia

San Giuseppe Vesuviano

San Sebastiano al Vesuvio

Sant'Anastasia

Somma Vesuviana

Terzigno

Torre Annunziata

Torre del Greco

Trecase

References

External links

Pages by the Park Authority on Parks.it

National parks of Italy

Mount Vesuvius

Parks in Campania

Geography of the Metropolitan City of Naples

Metropolitan City of Naples

Biosphere reserves of Italy

Protected areas established in 1995

1995 establishments in Italy

Vesuvius National Park