Italy's Capital of Culture 2022 — and the least developed island in the bay. A full Procida guide is being written — in the meantime, here is where it sits, and how to reach it.
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Getting there
- Access
- Ferries from Naples (40 min) and Pozzuoli (25 min); walkable end to end
Other islands in the region
On the mainland
Where to base yourself either side of the crossing.
Nearby highlights
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Pompeii A Roman town stopped mid-morning on 24 October AD 79 -
Herculaneum Smaller than Pompeii, buried deeper — and with the upper floors still standing -
Mount Vesuvius The only active volcano on mainland Europe, with a walkable crater rim - Naples National Archaeological Museum Everything portable that came out of Pompeii and Herculaneum
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Campi Flegrei A collapsed supervolcano west of Naples, with Roman ruins in its craters -
Blue Grotto, Capri A sea cave lit from below to an impossible blue — enter lying flat in a rowing boat -
Amalfi Coast Fifty kilometres of terraced cliff, lemon groves and hairpin corniche -
Path of the Gods The Sentiero degli Dei — a cliff path 600 m above Positano