a town of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, in the province and 8 miles S.E. of Naples, at the S.W. foot of Vesuvius, on the shore of the Bay of Naples. It is built chiefly of lava, and contains a fine collegiate and a parish church, three convents, and a large hospital. In the outskirts of the town are many beautiful villas and gardens. Torre-del-Greco has been destroyed by eruptions of Vesuvius in 1737 and 1794, when immense streams of lava flowed through the town and into the sea beyond. But after each destruction the people have returned, and rebuilt the town on the same spot; the advantages derived from the rich land on the flanks of the volcano, and the proximity to the sea and to the capital, being enough to overcome the apprehensions of the danger to which the place is exposed. The inhabitants are mostly employed in fishing, and the neighbouring country is famed for its fruit and wine. Pop. 13,000.