Napoli Naples' sunny Santa Lucia coast, across the Bay of Naples, overlooks Mount Vesuvius. It was built in the 6th century BC in Pompeii and was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Meditation strolls through the ancient city site, a natural history museum. The prosperity of the ancient Pompeii market and the wisdom of the ancient Romans are everywhere, intoxicated, unconscious of the ups and downs of the mind, and the thoughts are floating.