gases emitted from fumaroles. All of this is intended to track magma rising underneath the volcano. , no magma has been detected within 10 km of the surface, so the volcano is classified by the Observatory as at a Basic or Green Level of hazard. National park The area around Vesuvius was officially declared a national park on 5 June 1995. The summit of Vesuvius is open to visitors, and there is a small network of paths around the volcano that are maintained by the park authorities on weekends. There is access by road to within of the summit (measured vertically), but after that, access is on foot only. There is a spiral walkway around the volcano from the road to the crater. Funicular Mount Vesuvius' first funicular — a type of vertical transport that uses two opposing, interconnected, rail-guided passenger cars always moving in concert — opened in 1880, subsequently destroyed by the March 1944 eruption. "Funiculì, Funiculà", a Neapolitan language song, was written to commemorate the opening of the first funicular on Mount Vesuvius. See also Battle of Mount Vesuvius List of volcanic eruptions by death toll List of volcanoes in Italy List of stratovolcanoes Notes References Bibliography External links Active volcanoes Campanian volcanic arc Complex volcanoes Decade Volcanoes Geography of Naples Sacred mountains Stratovolcanoes of Italy Subduction volcanoes VEI-6 volcanoes Parks in Campania 20th-century volcanic events 19th-century volcanic events 18th-century volcanic events 17th-century volcanic events 16th-century volcanic events Medieval volcanic events Pompeii (ancient city) Geological type localities Tourist attractions in Campania Articles containing video clips