Naples
Naples => is the capital of the Campania region in Italy.
Get in
By plane
The International Airport is Capodichino (code NAP). It's well organized and connected to the Center of the City with public transportation.
- Naples International Airport - official site.
From the airport you can take a bus for 3 euros (called Alibus) to Stazione Centrale. It also stops on Piazza Municipio near the ferry port. You can buy your ticket on the bus.
By train
The main station is Piazza Garibaldi Station.
- Napoli Centrale Station - official site.
- The Circumvesuviana, which encircles Mount Vesuvius, has stops at the Pompeii and Herculanium (Ercolano) archaeological sites. Naples Collegamento (Circumvesuviana station) is situated inside Napoli Centrale train station.
- Read about the unified public transport ticket Campania Unico
See
- Castel dell'ovo
- Castel Nuovo
- Museo Capodimonte
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale
- View from Mergellina
Eat
- Mattozzi, Piazza Carita, 2. Tel: +39 0815524322. Friendly restaurant and pizzeria.
The pizza comes from Naples. Look for «pizza margherita», the original one, with tomato, basil and fresh mozzarella toppings. Eating a pizza in Florence or in Rome is not the same as eating it in Naples!
Sleep
- Hotel Speranza, Via Palermo 31, tel: +39 081269286-99n, mailto:info@hotelsperanza.it, =>. Has seen better days and is not is the best neighbourhood, but it is clean, cheap, and located close to the train station. E45 for a double room with bath.
- Hotel Paradiso, Via Catullo 11, Napoli, Italy, I-80122 Phone: 39 081 2475111 Fax: 39 081 7613449. Located on a hill (Posipillo - which is Greek for "pause from pain") above the Mergellina area, this hotel is clean and has all the basics. The balcony rooms have exquisite views of Mount Vesuvius and the Naples coast. Funicular (cable car) station is about a five minute walk which connects you with the Mergellina metro station and an excellent local restaurant district. Complimentary breakfast each morning and a friendly staff. Airport is 10 kilometers away which is around E30 by cab. E160 for a double room with a balcony.
- Hotel Ideal, Piazza Garibaldi 99, +39 081 269237, Fax: +39 081 285942, mailto:info@albergoideal.it, =>. Right near the central train station (about 100 meters). Hotel is clean and cheap, staff are friendly and helpful. Breakfast was included.
Note: It is not uncommon to encounter hot water shortages, short power outages, and less than luxurious bed and bath linens. Also don't expect a full-sized bathtub in reasonably priced hotels. You may not even get a shower stall in the bathroom, but a drain hole that is located in the center of the bathroom with a toilet, a sink, and a shower head along the plain tiled walls. Breakfast may include weak orange juice (tasting more like powdered orange drink), hard rolls and an assortment of hard meats and cheeses. Nothing mentioned here is meant to discourage, but to help you view your experience as an adventure in Italian culture.
Get Out
Mount Vesuvius buried Herculaneum and Pompeii in 79 AD.
Gulf of naples
Ischia Capri Procida Sorrento Positano
Tour the excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii nearby to the east of Naples. Pompeii is 40 minutes with the train from the Naples Central train station.
Take a bus to Mount Vesuvius, and hike to the summit. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano on the mainland of Europe.
Naples Archeological Museum houses many of the treasures and decorative elements excavated from Pompeii and Ercolano. E9.00 for admission. Guidebook in English must be purchased from the gift shop because the item descriptions are in Italian only.