In December 1935, Notarbartolo climbed Mount Vesuvius and filmed its volcanic landscape. After the opening title card, the clip begins with a brief panorama of the mountain: the flank and summit are shrouded in slow-rising plumes of smoke, evidence of the volcano’s constant activity. A man in a hat stands observing the scene from the slope, then the camera follows a woman wrapped in a fur-trimmed coat as she walks across the steaming rocks beside him. A small dog appears at their side, accompanying them as they move among fumaroles and jets of vapor emerging from the ground. The woman repeatedly turns toward the camera, as if to share her sense of wonder at the place.