Ascent of Vesuvius

The next day we judged to be good, in terms of the coastal haze, for our ascent of Mt. Vesuvius.

Our ascent route, via the Pompei/Vesuvio

bus, 10 euros round-trip; takes you to just

below the crater rim, another 30 minute walk

to the top of the rim



Then they want another 8 euros for the "guided" (unguided)
walk to the top



Naples, from the top; some 600,000 people live within a few

miles of the still-active Vesuvius (last eruption, 1944); the

government's evacuation plan requires a 3 week notice...

Smoke rising from the crater's rim

Crater rim pose

View into the crater

More smoke

Looking southwest toward Pompei and the Sorrentine

peninsula

End of the trail

Parting view of the crater and its assorted rock formations

[Oops; actually, this was the day after our Last Day in Pompei]