CampaniaCampania is chiefly a maritime region, a transit area and a node for the principle lines of communication which cross the Apennines, linking South Italy with the central-northern regions. The coastline, which closely follows the line of the mountains, and the position of the plains and the coastal hills, are articulated in three large peninsulas which, together with the offshore islands, delimit the gulfs of Naples and Palermo. An unmistakeable part of Campania is Vesuvio, famous in history, archeology and art, and interesting from a naturalist's point of view. |
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