Camaldoli Hill
The Camaldoli hill (Italian: ''Collina dei Camaldoli'') is the highest point in the city of Naples, with a maximum altitude of 457 meters above sea level. It extends between the municipality of Naples and the municipalities of Marano di Napoli and Quarto. The hill is estimated to be about 35,000 years old and to have formed from violent volcanic eruptions in the Phlegraean Fields. Description The two sides are characterized by substantial differences: the southern side is characterized by steep cliffs made up of tufa rocks; the northern slope is slightly sloping and is covered by a thick coppice. From the top on the side facing the Soccavo district, one can enjoy a splendid and broad view over a large part of Campania, which embraces the gulfs of Naples, Pozzuoli and Gaeta, Vesuvius, the Sorrento peninsula, the long ridge of Cape Posillipo which extends at sea with the island of Nisida, up to Mount Circeo, the Roccamonfina massif, the archipelago of the Pontine is ...
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Collina Dei Camaldoli
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