Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio

The Vesuvius National Park was officially designated on June 5Th 1995, in order to protect the last-remaining active volcanic complex in Europe.
The aims of the Park are: conservation of its fauna, flora and geomorphologic structures; application of administration and environmental protection programmes;
promotion of educational, recreational and sustainable research activities;
reconstitution and defence of hydraulic and hydrogeological balances in the area;
promotion of traditional cultural, agricultural and craftwork activities.