The Observatory
Il Real Vesuvius Observatory, founded in 1841 by the king of the two Sicilies Ferdinando II of Borbone, is the oldest Institute in the world dedicated to the observation of volcanological phenomena.
In the history of the Observatory among the directors appear Macedonio Melloni, Luigi Palmieri e Giuseppe Mercalli.
In the month of September 2015 it will be reopened after a period of important restructuring and structural adjustment.
The Museum
The observatory is added to the observatory historical library and museum which houses precious mineralogical and instrumental collections including electromagnetic seismograph designed by Luigi Palmieri in 1856.
Information on the Vesuvius Observatory
Opening time: currently not open for maintenance of the plants. The opening will be announced on the official website
Contacts:
- E-mail: aoo.napoli@pec.ingv.it
- The official website of the Museum of the Vesuvius Observatory
How to get:
- Address: Colle Umberto, Contrada Observatory, 19, 80056 Ercolano NA
- Circumvesuviana from Piazza Garibaldi: Sorrento line, Herculaneum or Pompeii station, (continue by bus or taxi) EAV Bus from Naples: Napoli-Vesuvio line | EAV Bus from Pompeii: Pompeii-Ercolano-Vesuvio line
