San Sebastiano Al Vesuvio

San Sebastiano al Vesuvio is a comune in the province of Naples, located on the western slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Its elevation means that it is often a few degrees cooler than the neighbouring metropolis of Naples.

In 1944 it was struck by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius during the Allies' occupation of southern Italy, but has since been rebuilt. The main attraction is the church of San Sebastiano Martire from the 16th century.


Campania · Comuni of the Province of Naples
  • Acerra
  • Afragola
  • Agerola
  • Anacapri
  • Arzano
  • Bacoli
  • Barano d'Ischia
  • Boscoreale
  • Boscotrecase
  • Brusciano
  • Caivano
  • Calvizzano
  • Camposano
  • Capri
  • Carbonara di Nola
  • Cardito
  • Casalnuovo di Napoli
  • Casamarciano
  • Casamicciola Terme
  • Casandrino
  • Casavatore
  • Casola di Napoli
  • Casoria
  • Castellammare di Stabia
  • Castello di Cisterna
  • Cercola
  • Cicciano
  • Cimitile
  • Comiziano
  • Crispano
  • Ercolano
  • Forio
  • Frattamaggiore
  • Frattaminore
  • Giugliano in Campania
  • Gragnano
  • Grumo Nevano
  • Ischia
  • Lacco Ameno
  • Lettere
  • Liveri
  • Marano di Napoli
  • Mariglianella
  • Marigliano
  • Massa Lubrense
  • Massa di Somma
  • Melito di Napoli
  • Meta
  • Monte di Procida
  • Mugnano di Napoli
  • Naples
  • Nola
  • Ottaviano
  • Palma Campania
  • Piano di Sorrento
  • Pimonte
  • Poggiomarino
  • Pollena Trocchia
  • Pomigliano d'Arco
  • Pompei
  • Portici
  • Pozzuoli
  • Procida
  • Qualiano
  • Quarto
  • Roccarainola
  • San Gennaro Vesuviano
  • San Giorgio a Cremano
  • San Giuseppe Vesuviano
  • San Paolo Bel Sito
  • San Sebastiano al Vesuvio
  • San Vitaliano
  • Sant'Agnello
  • Sant'Anastasia
  • Sant'Antimo
  • Sant'Antonio Abate
  • Santa Maria la Carità
  • Saviano
  • Scisciano
  • Serrara Fontana
  • Somma Vesuviana
  • Sorrento
  • Striano
  • Terzigno
  • Torre Annunziata
  • Torre del Greco
  • Trecase
  • Tufino
  • Vico Equense
  • Villaricca
  • Visciano
  • Volla


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