Gulf of Naples ( Italian: Golfo di Napoli ) - part of the Tyrrhenian Sea , on the western coast of Italy , famous for the beauty of the surrounding area, very rich in wildlife.
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From Cape Miseno in the west to Cape Campanella in the east, 30 km wide. The shores are densely populated. On the western outskirts are the large islands of Ischia and Procida , and on the eastern outskirts - Capri .
Around the Gulf of Naples from the northwest to the southeast are the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Baia , the city of Pozzuoli with its Phlegrean fields , the large city of Naples , the volcano Vesuvius and excavations of the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum , the cities of Torre del Greco and Castellammare di Stabia . In the southeast of the bay is the Sorrento Peninsula.
During the Roman Empire , there was land on the site of the gulf, only later the advancing waters of the sea formed the gulf.
