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Mount Vesuvius


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 17 attractions in Pompeii
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Attraction type: Volcano
Address: Pompeii
Italy

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8 Dec 2009

Mt Vesuvius is a great place to go to get the full picture of what happened in 79AD. It is still active and you can still see the steam coming out of the vent holes. you need to buy a bus ticket from the train station - specific window- and then walk down to the piazza and wait for the... more

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26 Oct 2009

My friend and I have just returned fro a trip to the Amalfi coast. We decided to use the company Vesuvio Express to take us up to the crater. We had seen an advert for the trip and it stated the minibus ride up to the parking area would be 10 euro each. We were charged 15 euro each, and... more

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5 of 5 stars
carlisle_9
10 Sep 2009

I am glad a negative comment I had read on this site did not prevent me from using this service, because to access the top of the mountain for me would have been otherwise impossible and I would have missed out on a wonderful morning. The shuttle office is close by the Herculaneum Scavi stop on the Circumvesuvius line. When... more

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5 of 5 stars
Antwerp, Belgium
22 Aug 2009

We drove up the mountain in our rental car, the view on our way up was excellent, the broom plants were full of flowers (in July) and smelled deliciously. We stopped several times to see the view down hill and the remains of the old crater. We parked our car in the parking lot, put on our hiking shoes, and... more

23 Jan 2009
2
people found this review helpful

It was really good walking around on top of Mount Vesuvius! Certainly I've never been close to the top of a volcano in my life before! I took the bus from Pompeii, which cost €9. Then when you get to the dropoff point you have to pay a further €6.50 to gain entrance into the Mount Vesuvius national park. So... more

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4 of 5 stars
Indianapolis, Indiana
12 Dec 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Our cruise had a stop in Naples, and we opted to take a day tour of Pompeii and to climb Mt. Vesuvius. To get to the base, we took a bus from the port. I have heard that there are buses in Naples that will take you there also. The road up the mountain is curvey but it offers nice... more

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3 of 5 stars
Midlands
21 Aug 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Its takes about 35-40mins to walk to the top and around the top of the crater. Make sure you have some good foot wear on, and ladies don't go wearing heals or wedges as we saw some people!! Take some water with you for the journey up if its a hot day, it was when we went about 35degs and... more

19 Aug 2008
3
people found this review helpful

During our recent holiday to Sorrento, we booked an organised tour taking us to Vesuvius and Pompeii. We had done some reading on both locations before hand and looked forward to the visits. Mostly all coments regarding climbing to the top of Mount Vesuvius mentioned..... comfortable walking shoes, plenty of drinking water, high factor sun cream, and an 'easy' though... more

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Pompeii, Italy