Mount Vesuvius hosts Sulle orme della Fenice until 18 October
Published on 10/11/2026 at 05:22 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSKey points in brief
- Sulle orme della Fenice takes place in Mount Vesuvius National Park from 8 to 18 October 2026.
- The public forest walks at Pineta di Terzigno were planned around 10 and 11 October 2026, with the Saturday programme moved to 18 October 2026.
- The programme examines woodland recovery after the 2025 fire and includes guided routes on the Terzigno side of the park.
- Mount Vesuvius National Park protects an active volcanic cone inside a territory of geological and historical interest.
The Sulle orme della Fenice programme at Mount Vesuvius (Vesuvio) brings guided forest walks and prevention activities to the Terzigno side of the national park from 8 to 18 October 2026. The public programme examines woodland recovery after the 2025 fire and gives visitors a view of the volcano beyond its crater trail.
Sulle orme della Fenice moves a public day to 18 October
The initiative is part of Campania's Civil Protection Week, which runs from 8 to 19 October 2026. The regional programme says that activities planned for Saturday 10 October were moved to Sunday 18 October, while the public programme also lists Sunday 11 October at Pineta di Terzigno.
The event is organised with the Ente Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio and focuses on woodland fire prevention and the regeneration of protected natural areas. On the Terzigno slope, the guided walks follow routes to Vallone del Fico, Rifugio Imbò and Valle dell'Inferno. The programme also includes a visit to the Civil Protection base after each walk. The regional programme for 18 October gives the venue and the revised date.
Terzigno connects the fire recovery story with the volcano
The walks start at Pineta di Terzigno on Via Vecchia Campitelli, beside the local sports ground. Their subject is the landscape affected by the 2025 fire, so the event links a current environmental concern with the wider geological setting of the volcano.
Vesuvius National Park describes its territory as having geological and historical interest. The park protects the volcanic complex formed by the outer cone of Monte Somma and the smaller active cone of Vesuvius. This relationship between the two cones explains why a forest walk on the flank belongs to the same protected landscape as the summit crater. The park's description of Vesuvius sets out that geological context.
The event also reflects the park authority's educational role. Its stated work includes environmental education, scientific research and the protection of the territory, while the October programme uses guided observation to explain fire prevention rather than treating the forest only as a route to the summit.
Routes on the Terzigno slope show a different Vesuvius
The announced programme includes a low-difficulty route from the base camp to Vallone del Fico and back, and a medium-difficulty route towards Rifugio Imbò and Valle dell'Inferno. A separate section of trail 11 is listed for disabled visitors and their companions on Sunday 11 October, subject to prior booking.
These routes do not replace the crater visit. They place the news peg in the park's woodland landscape, where the focus is post-fire recovery and public information. That distinction matters for visitors who know the destination mainly through the summit path and its volcanic views.
Visiting Mount Vesuvius: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The revised public date is 18 October 2026 at Pineta di Terzigno, on Via Vecchia Campitelli beside the sports ground.
- Guided walks are open to citizens free of charge with prior booking; the regional programme lists access to the Civil Protection base from 9.30am to 6pm and walks from 8.30am to 5.30pm on the public Sunday.
- The routes start at the Terzigno base camp and cover Vallone del Fico, Rifugio Imbò and Valle dell'Inferno, with different levels of difficulty.
- Mount Vesuvius is reached from Naples through the national park road network; the park directions identify the A3 Naples-Salerno motorway and the Ercolano or Torre del Greco exits.
- Italian is the official language and the national currency is the euro.
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Frequently asked questions about Mount Vesuvius
When does Sulle orme della Fenice take place at Mount Vesuvius?
The programme runs from 8 to 18 October 2026, with the rescheduled public day at Terzigno on 18 October 2026.
Where is Mount Vesuvius and how do you get there?
The event venue is Pineta di Terzigno on Via Vecchia Campitelli. The park directions point to the A3 motorway and the Ercolano or Torre del Greco exits from Naples.
What is Sulle orme della Fenice?
It is a guided educational programme about woodland recovery after the 2025 fire and the prevention of future forest fires in Vesuvius National Park.
