Camaldoli hill

From the top on the side facing the Soccavo district, one can enjoy a splendid and broad view over a large part of Campania, which embraces the gulfs of Naples, Pozzuoli and Gaeta, Vesuvius, the Sorrento peninsula, the long ridge of Cape Posillipo which extends at sea with the island of Nisida, up to Mount Circeo, the Roccamonfina massif, the archipelago of the Pontine islands, the Matese plateau and behind the Camaldoli hill, we find the town of Marano di Napoli.

On the highest point of the hill, the building of the Eremo dei Camaldoli was founded in 1585 and currently houses the Brigidine nuns.

[2] The climate is generally mild of the Tyrrhenian sub-littoral type, but there are also considerable cold episodes in the winter months (in February 1929, the temperature dropped to −7.0 °C).

Today the hill is a destination for snow enthusiasts in Naples: in fact, they often go there to witness a snowy downpour, especially at altitudes of 250 m and higher.

[3] In the Camaldoli forest and on part of the hill, broom, St. Joseph's lily, buttercup, cyclamen, periwinkle, and chestnut, among others, may be found.