A new train service will whisk tourists to the top of Vesuvius more than 50 years after the famous funicular railway closed down.
The funicular, a Naples landmark that inspired the famous song Funiculi', funicala' was shut down after irreparable damage in a 1944 earthquake.
It covered the last stretch to the volcano summit, linking up with another once-famous line, the Cook cog or rack railway. That was closed due to maintenance problems in 1955.
A European-wide tender for the new project will be published on Monday.
"The new line will use cutting-edge technologies as well as environmentally friendly power sources," said regional transport chief Ennio Cascetta.
The two new lines will take visitors to the peak of the famed volcano in just ten minutes, Cascetta added.
What's more, there'll be stops along the way for tourists to hop off and take a peek at the unusual flora and fauna that live on the mountain's slopes.
