Vesuvius is part of the Campanian Volcanic Arc, which includes other geological wonders like the Campi Flegrei caldera and Mount Etna in Sicily — a bucket list volcanic hike. Its unique ...

A British man has died on holiday in front of his wife and children while climbing Mount Vesuvius. Identified locally as Mark Irwin, 56, he died on Sunday after hiking the 4,000ft volcano near ...

As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was ...

During the tour, visitors will get to hike up Mount Vesuvius and wander around Pompeii. Tours offer more background about the locales than can be learned if exploring without a guide, but keep in ...

In late 2023, Nebraska’s Luke Farritor became the first to decode a Greek word from a papyrus scroll charred into a lump of carbon by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. A student ...