While it is mostly considered safe to travel, it’s important to keep tabs on the latest advice from local officials. Naples has been feeling these tremors over the last few days, leading the government to evacuate hundreds of residents and inmates of a women’s prison in the seaside town of Pozzuoli, and to close schools.

An area of southern Italy near Naples has been experiencing a surge in seismic activity this week. Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) is a volcanic caldera near Naples, Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii. The volatile landscape has been shaken by a series of earthquake in the last few days.

Italy’s Civil Protection Department has instructions on what to do for different volcanic risk factors, including lava falls, volcanic bombs and mudslides

The city's turbulent volcanic history is a big draw for tourists, but also a risk.