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Three major volcanoes in the south, Naples’ Vesuvius, and Sicily’s Stromboli and Etna, are still active.
The waterfront walk at sunset offers timeless views of the bay and Mount Vesuvius, with the contemporary addition of a gleaming-white cruise ship or two.
The road from the main gate (Porta Marina, the gate that led to the sea) passes on the right of the basilica law courts and stock exchange to reach the Forum, the center of town and its main public meeting place directly facing Mount Vesuvius.
All visits to Pompeii and Herculaneum should begin or end here, since the world-famous collections beautifully display not only the paintings and mosaics buried there nearly 2,000 years ago by Mount Vesuvius, but a host of other sculptures from the region’s villas and temples, brought here for safe-keeping.
Vesuvius blotted out the flourishing town along with Herculaneum on 24 August a.d. 79, burying it under 7 m (23 ft) of ash: It is still being slowly excavated.