Phlegrean Fields

The Campi Flegrei, with Ischia and Procida, represent a complex volcanic system consisting of a series of nineteen craters concentrated in an area of ​​about 65 km² and arranged according to an east-west alignment. These craters are so close together that in several cases they overlap; it is thus that an older crater has been partially destroyed by the formation of a more recent one. The volcanic activity of Campi Flegrei predates that of Vesuvius and the area seems to have remained in a state of quiescence during historical times with the exception of the eruption of the Solfatara volcano...

The name “Campi Flegrei”, Phlegrean Fields, indicates the portion of the Campania coast, in the province of Naples, which describes an arc extending from the offshoots of the Posillipo hill to Capo Miseno. Integral and typical elements of the Phlegraean area, consisting of a collapsed part, called the caldera, about 12 km in diameter and with at least 20 volcanic cones, are the lakes Lucrino, Miseno and Fusaro, with brackish waters, and the Averno lake, freshwater. The volcanic islands of Ischia, Procida and Vivara complete this area. The name Campi Flegrei already highlights the particular nature of the soil of...