Welcome in the National Vesuvius Park

The town of Ottaviano welcomes the friends of Comenius project 2014

The Vesuvius volcano and its surroundings

Michelangelo Ambrosio - Head of research - National Institute for Nuclear Physics

and

F.I.D.A.P.A. - International Federation of Business and Professional Women

Our territory

Geography

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Naples

Vesuvius Park

Ottaviano

PompeiErcolano

Capri

Sorrento

Amalfi

Ischia, Procida, Campi Flegrei

Our territory - geography

Our territory - geography

Since 70 years ago, the territory was characterized from a continuous volcanic, explosive, activity.

At the moment the volcano is quiescent.

1903

1944

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Our territory - geography

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History

Our territory - history

Magna Graecia

~ 750 b.C.

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Neapolis The Megaride island housed first greek colonists in the VII a.C.

The foundation of the city of Naples is closely linked to the myth of the siren Partenope.

A version of the myth says that the siren Partenope, vainly in love with the hero Ulysses, committed suicide by jumping into the sea from a cliff. His body was transported by the waves on the shores of Naples, where he would sort in his honor the city of Parthenope.

Other versions tell of the escape on the island of Megaris siren with a deadly greek, and the founding of the city by the couple.

From this myth comes from the definition of Partenopei who still today identifies the Neapolitans.

Our territory - history

Our territory - history

The famous ancien town of Pompei

Pompeii was destroyed in 79 b.C. by a violent eruption that changed forever the cone of the Vesuvius volcano.

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Herculaneum also was completely destroyed by the eruption of 79 b.C. and today its ruins emerge from under the houses of the city

Our territory - historyOttaviano was in Roman times a hamlet of houses within a large estate (praedium Octaviorum) belonging to the gens Octavia, the family of the Emperor Augustus.

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Starting from 1567 Octavian was a fief of the family of Bernardetto de 'Medici, Grand Duke Cosimo I's cousin and brother of Pope Leone XI. The feud included all the municipalities of the Vesuvius hinterland. One of the most famous descendants of the family of the de 'Medici Octavian was the powerful Luigi de 'Medici, the first minister of King Ferdinand IV of Naples and representative of the Kingdom at the Congress of Vienna.

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Beauty

Our territory - beautyView of Naples

Our territory - beautyView of Castellammare di Stabia

Our territory - beautyView of Ischia

Our territory - beautyView of Capri

Our territory - beautyView of Capri

Our territory - beautyView of Maiori

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Sorrento and Costiera

Amalfitana

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The palace of Caserta

Our territory - beautyThe ancient

Pompei

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Riskiness

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Our territory - riskiness

Our territory - riskiness

Our territory - riskiness

Our territory - riskiness

The city of Ottaviano has always suffered damage from the eruptions of Vesuvius: it was almost completely buried by the ashes of the eruption of Vesuvius in 1631, 1779 and 1906. During the first and second eruption almost missed that Octavian "was buried like Pompeii“. During third eruption the opulent Ottajano was almost completely destroyed by ash and lapilli as testified Matilde Serao just calling it “the new Pompeii”.

Even the terrible earthquake of November 1980 did ruin many religious and private buildings.

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Our territory - riskiness

Our territory - riskiness

Our territory - riskiness

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Products

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Welcome in Ottaviano

Tank you very much for your attention

Michelangelo Ambrosio - Head of research - National Institute for Nuclear Physics