Monte Nuovo

Monte Nuovo is a volcanic hill in the Campi Flegrei area of the Bay of Naples, Italy, formed by an explosive eruption in 1538. It is the youngest volcanic cone in the Campi Flegrei caldera.

The site attracts interest for its geology and as a visible, historically recorded eruption that created a new landform in a populated area. Walks and short interpretive visits around the cone allow observation of volcanic deposits and views across the Pozzuoli plain and nearby coastal areas.

Monte Nuovo was created during a single, short eruption sequence in 1538 that deposited tephra and ash and raised a new cone within the Campi Flegrei caldera; the event and its local impacts are among the best-documented historic eruptions in Italy.

The cone sits within the Phlegraean Fields near the town of Pozzuoli in the Campania region, forming a distinct new hill in the coastal plain west of Naples.

• Youngest cone in Campi Flegrei: Formed in a single, well-documented eruption in 1538, the cone remains the youngest volcanic edifice in the Campi Flegrei volcanic area and is a classic example of a volcanically built hill inside a caldera system.
• Elevation: At roughly 132 metres above sea level it is small in height but of high geological interest due to its birth within living memory and its location between Pozzuoli and nearby coastal basins.