Pietro Fabris, Vesuvius seen from the grounds of William Hamilton's estate, 1767 (privately owned)
Volcano about 9 kilometers east of Naples. Its eruption in 79AD destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
- Mozart Relevance
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Mozart and his father visited Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum on 18-19 June 1770. According to Leopold Mozart's letter of 9 June, even before their visit he had received from Frédéric Meuricoffre ‘a fine collection of Vesuvius lava - not the kind of lava that anyone can easily get hold of, but choice pieces with a description of the minerals that they contain and that are rare and hard to come by.’
- Category/Role
- Tourist location
- Location
- Naples
- Sub-location
- Vesuvius
- Date (Mozart)
- 1770-06-18/19
- Location (Mozart)
- Naples