Nowadays, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. And it is not because of pure possibility of eruption (as one could suppose), although its last eruption was in 1944. It is because of the population of 3,000,000 people living nearby. Napoli is the 3rd most populated city in Italy, therefore it is the most densely populated volcanic region in the world. In addition to the active volcano Vesuvius, on the territory of Campania there are also potentially dangerous Phlegrean fields.

All these dangerous stuff made it very attractive idea. We've never seen a volcano in real. And at the end, the day of ascending really left a significant imprint in my soul ... and on my body... Anyway, good and bad, both are memorable.

As many peaks located in an urban area of "developed countries", this one can be reached partially by car or by public transport. Actually, I've fount a very useful resource for foreigner tourists - Wikitravel. It knows everything about locations, schedules and fees. We took its advice "to go there earlier in the morning to avoid the jams that may happen along the narrow road". The more so that "narrow road" is a serpentine, and our car was abnormally long for Italy.

So, we got there just at 9am. Despite of our concern, the parking was absolutely empty, exclusive of vehicles of staff. We bought tickets and got ready to see exciting things. It is about 800m to hike up the last bit. The top of Vesuvius is 1,281 meters (4,203 ft), but of course one cannot get to the very top as the crater as it is boarded and you can walk only the marked trail.

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My equipment

All photographs were taken using Pentax K-5, lenses Pentax DA 55-300, DA 40mm, DA 12-24.

The season

It was January 22th, 2018. Concerning the weather conditions - as you can see, luck was on our side, Actually, there was no need even for a knit cap.

Thank you

For your time to read this post, your upvotes and comments. And resteem is always a pleasant bonus.
I hope you enjoyed it!

Until next part,
@zirochka