Naples will never escape the shadow of Vesuvius

Death has always haunted the splendid, squalid capital of the south, making it unlike any other Italian city, says Marius Kociejowski

From magazine issue: 09 July 2022

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius, by Pierre Jacques Volaire. Credit: Alamy

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