The crossword solutions for the term CITY NEAR POMPEII are Salerno (7 letters), NAPLES (6 letters) and RUINS (5 letters). Salerno is a city in Campania, Italy, located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital of the Province of Salerno and is an important port and commercial center. NAPLES is the capital of the Italian region of Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. RUINS is an archaeological site near Pompeii, Italy, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.