Gulf of Naples
Gulf of Naples
Topographic map of the Gulf of Naples and Mount Vesuvius
The Gulf of Naples is a 10-mile wide gulf located in the south western coast of Italy, (province of Naples, Campania region). It opens to the west into the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered on the north by the cities of Naples and Pozzuoli, on the east by Mount Vesuvius, and on the south by the Sorrentine Peninsula and its main town Sorrento; the Peninsula separates it from the Gulf of Salerno.
The islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida are located in the gulf.[1] The area is an important tourist destination for Italy with the Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum (destroyed in the A.D. 79 eruption of Vesuvius) nearby.
The gulf hosted the sailing events for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Gulf of Naples with Mount Vesuvius to the East
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Gulf of Naples with fruiterer, Franz Ludwig Catel, 1822
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Notes and references
Panoramic view of the Gulf of Naples from Sant'Elmo Castle
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History of Capri
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| Geography |
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Contempt (Le Mépris) · South Wind · The Story of San Michele
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| Sights |
Blue Grotto · Faraglioni · Arco Naturale · Villa Jovis · Villa San Michele · Villa Lysis · Villa Malaparte · Via Krupp · Phoenician Steps · Certosa di San Giacomo · Capri Philosophical Park · Punta Carena Lighthouse
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Tiberius · Caligula · August Kopisch · Axel Munthe · Christian Wilhelm Allers · Charles Caryl Coleman · Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach · Frank Hyde · John Singer Sargent · Friedrich Alfred Krupp · Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen · Compton Mackenzie · Luisa Casati · Camille du Locle · Graham Greene · Norman Douglas · Curzio Malaparte · Monika Mann
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| People from Capri |
Rosina Ferrara · Edwin Cerio · Ignazio Cerio
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Venues of the 1960 Summer Olympics |
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Acqua Santa Golf Club Course · Arch of Constantine · Basilica of Maxentius · Baths of Caracalla · Campo Tre Fontane · Cesano Infantry School Range · Florence Communal Stadium · Grosetto Communal Stadium · Gulf of Naples · L'Aquila Communal Stadium · Lake Albano · Lazio Pigeon Shooting Stand · Livorno Ardenza Stadium · Naples Saint Paul's Stadium · Olympic Velodrome · Palazzo dei Congressi · Palazzo dello Sport · Palazzetto dello sport · Passo Corese · Pescara Adriatic Stadium · Piazza di Siena · Piscina delle Rose · Pratoni del Vivaro · Raccordo Anulare · Stadio dei Marmi · Stadio Flaminio · Stadio Olimpico · Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto · Umberto I Shooting Range · Via Appia Antica · Via Cassia · Via Flaminia · Via Cristoforo Colombo · Via di Grottarossa
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