Beyond the conference program, during the afternoon of Friday 9th September, it will be possible to visit the Archeological Site of Ercolano, where the old Roman town has been founded during the 8th century BC and then destroyed and buried by lava and mud during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79. Ercolano site, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, was the 14th most visited monument in Italy in 2014.
Close to Ercolano, the ancient volcano of Mt. Vesuvius is located and its National Park was included in 1997 in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves under the UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme.
