1. It is the only volcano in the European mainland to have erupted within the last 100 years.

2. While Mount Vesuvius is commonly seen as a regular cone-shaped mountain, it nevertheless consists of two peaks that are almost equal in elevation.

3. The city and people of Pompeii did not know that Vesuvius was a volcano, as it hadn’t erupted in 1,800 years.

4. The place known as Mount Vesuvius is actually two different volcanoes, Monte Somme and Vesuvius.

5. The eruptions in 512 A.D. were so bad that some people go tax exemption.