Gulf of Naples
Bay that hosted the 1960 Olympic sailing events.
The Gulf of Naples is a 15-kilometer-wide coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea, bordering the Metropolitan City of Naples. It hosted the sailing events for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The area includes the islands of Capri, Ischia, and Procida, and is a tourist destination with Roman ruins at the foot of Mount Vesuvius.
Quick Facts
- Width
- 15 kilometers (9.3 miles)
- Bordering city
- Metropolitan City of Naples
- Notable islands
- Capri
- Ischia
- Procida
- Olympic sailing host
- 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
- Major volcano
- Mount Vesuvius
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