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The Museo Archeologico Nazionale
in Naples is one of Italy’s most
important mus eums. It houses the
treasures of Pompeii, including
sculptures, vases and everyday
artifacts which provide a detailed
Teramo
glimpse of Roman life (see pp490–91).
Pescara
L’Aquila Chieti
Locator Map
Sulmona ABRUZZO
Termoli

MOLISE
Campobasso
Foggia
ABRUZZO, MOLISE
AND PUGLIA Bari
NAPLES AND (See pp504–17)
CAMPANIA Pompeii’s Roman ruins include
(See pp486–503) streets, houses and an
Naples Fasano
PUGLIA amphitheatre (see pp494–5).
Pompeii Potenza
Matera Brindisi
Taranto
BASILICATA Lecce

Otranto
Cassano allo
Ionio
Rossano
BASILICATA
AND CALABRIA
0 kilometres 100 (See pp518–25)
0 miles 50 Crotone
Catanzaro

Tropea Vibo Valentia
The church of Santa Croce in Lecce is
Isole Eolie CALABRIA an excellent example of the exuberant
Lecce Baroque style, from its elaborate
rose window to the intricately carved
Palermo Messina capitals (see pp512–13).
Trapani Reggio di
Calabria
Marsala SICILY
(See pp526–47)
Sciacca Mount Etna, one
Catania
of the world’s
largest volcanoes, is
still active, with lava
erupting from
Siracusa fissures that dot its
flanks. The nearby
city of Catania has
Scicli suffered repeatedly
from volcanic
damage (see p539).

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