Campania
Also known as: Region of Campania · Campania, Italy
Campania is an administrative region of Italy, located in the south of the country; most of it is in the southwestern portion of the Italian Peninsula, but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands - Ischia, Procida, Vivara, and Nisida - and the island of Capri.
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Campania: Pompeii
The region is home to 10 of the 58 UNESCO sites in Italy, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Amalfi Coast, the Longobardian Church of Santa Sofia in Benevento, and the Historic Centre of Naples.
Campania: Pompeii’s Last Hours
In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius, a stratovolcano located in the modern-day region of Campania, Italy, erupted, causing one of the deadliest eruptions in history.