Splendidly situated overlooking the picturesque gulf which is bounded by Capo Miseno and Punta Campanella,the city is laid out in a semicircle, between the vulcanic amphitheatres of the Flegrean Fields and Vesuvius.

Introduction: The mere mention of the words "Gulf of Naples" immediately conjours up a kaleidoscope of brilliant pictures; varied, vivid, well-defined and often contrasting, but all having in common a wide and profoundly intense involvement of the senses, usually mixed with high-flown sentiments.