The Vesuvius National Park

Vesuvio

The park

The Vesuvius National Park, born in the 1995, develops around the Vesuvius and receives a remarkable variety of species of flora and fauna.

In the park they are passable 9 trails:

  • The valley of hell
  • Octavian's Cognoli
  • Mount Somma
  • The Tirone-Alto Vesuvio Reserve
  • The Gran Cono (crater)
  • The Matrone Road
  • The Vallone della Profica
  • The cogwheel train
  • The Lava river

Information on the Vesuvius National Park

Opening time:

  • January - February 09: 00 - 15: 00
  • March - October 09: 00 - 16: 00
  • April - May - June - September 09: 00 - 17: 00
  • July - August 09:00 - 18:00
  • November - December 09: 00 - 15: 00
  • The access path to the crater is open every day at the times indicated, even on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
  • In case of bad weather or force majeure, the ascent to the crater can be suspended

Price tickets:

  • For the Grand Cono, € 10. The route starts from the square at 1000 altitude slm in Ercolano (free for children below 1,20 mt only if accompanied by parents).
  • 8 € for school students of all levels, university students with a presentation letter signed by the Headmaster;
  • Consult the site of the Parco del Vesuvio for the other goals

Contacts:

  • Tel: 081 / 2395653-66 | 081 865 3911
  • Email: protocollo@epnv.it
  • Official website of the Vesuvius National Park

How to get:

  • Address: Casetta del Presidio Permanente Vulcano Vesuvio
  • From Piazza Garibaldi: Circumvesuviana to Ercolano, then the EAV bus that reaches Vesuvius.
 
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