Attractions and Places To See around Sant'Anastasia - Top 20

Ancient Herculaneum was located on a plateau overlooking the sea, with two streams bordering its east and west sides, and Mount Vesuvius behind it. According to mythical tradition, it was founded by the hero Hercules returning from Iberia, while the historian Strabo traces its foundation to various phases of occupation by various Italic peoples. Herculaneum rebelled against Rome but was definitively conquered in 89 BC, becoming a Roman municipality.

The very panoramic itinerary allows you to enjoy the most suggestive and wild scenery of Somma-Vesuvius, crossing forest environments, scrubland up to bare lava rock. The starting point is located along the road that from the Medici Palace of Ottaviano continues towards the volcanic complex. A barrier prohibiting vehicular traffic marks the beginning of the route, the first stretch of the path, common with path no. 1, winds along asphalted hairpin bends, and then turns into a dirt path. The plant landscape consists initially of a thick pine forest of stone pine and then in a mesophilous forest, with essences such as chestnut, Neapolitan alder, Neapolitan maple, holm oak, black locust. Among the nesting birds, the minute lesser spotted woodpecker, rare and localized in Campania, has only recently colonized the Vesuvius Park. After more than 1 km of walking on a steep climb you reach Largo Angelo Prisco dedicated to the young financier murdered by poachers in 1995 which represents the closest destination. From the Largo, path no. 1 branches off to the left, while the itinerary continues on the right on a slight climb, entering, between twists and turns, into a shady chestnut grove where the numerous species of mushrooms present give off an intense and pleasant fragrance.

Don't miss the side exhibition of the an old fishing boat just before the entrance to the site. Well worth the detour.

The volcano symbol of the city of Naples, is still active, its last eruption dates back to 79 years ago.

In this place you can see the remains of ancient Herculaneum, a city completely destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79.

Arrived at the clearing, take the path on the right for the climb to the Cognoli di Ottaviano

The static images of the work of art and the moving, constantly changing reflections of the real people who hurry through the room, coexist and penetrate each other in these magical mirrors. "Metro dell 'Arte - The art metro of Naples" https://www.sirenen-und-heuler.de/metro-neapel/

But they certainly take the traveler for a moment into a science fiction setting and transform the human being into a tiny protagonist in a technoid machine world. At some point even the most beautiful escalator in the world ends. And suddenly you are standing in the middle of a waiting crowd. The suitcases are packed, the only thing missing is the train so that the journey can start. But why don't these people move? And why are you rushing through the crowd at a hasty pace? Quite simply, you are standing in front of a large mirror made of polished steel. The people waiting are printed on it in a velvety manner. Because the concept artist Michelangelo Pistoletto created these mirror images for the Piazza Garibaldi. Pistoletto says of this work that it is a door that connects art and real life. That succeeded.