Naples Travel Guide
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Districts of Naples The city is rich in age-old history and contradictions. As a tourist, you have to decide which of its many attributes you want to focus on: the mysterious and fascinating aspect which has its roots in legends, or the city's more brutal and violent side, which is just as intriguing and displays the wounds of its turbulent history. Perhaps … Read Naples introduction
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Museo di Palazzo Reale
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Museo di Palazzo Reale was built in the period of the viceroy Conte di Lemos. It has been home to La Reale Stamperia, la Reale Arazzeria, the 17th-century Palatine Academy, the King's Gabinetto Fisico, the Palatine Library, The Bourbon …
Grand Hotel Santa Lucia
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Renowned for its Neapolitan hospitality, this exclusive hotel favoured by the world's jet set is situated in a prime spot above the tiny yacht-filled …
Don Salvatore
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Situated on the sea front Don Salvatore is an old boat shelter divided into small cozy rooms. It serves typical Neapolitan dishes based on fresh fish as well as excellent pizzas. The restaurant also has a very impressive line up of wines and …
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Only stayed for one night. Nothing to do on a night cos it's too scary to go out. Beggars, litter, grafitti, crime, unfriendly and rude people. I should have listened to what other people told ... more
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Introduction
Naples ( Napoli if you live there) is raucous, polluted, anarchic, deafening, crumbling and aristocratic. It's also a lot of fun. Superbly positioned on a bay, Naples screams with energy, pulsating with noisy street markets and colourful characters.
Not to miss
Museo Archeologico Nazionale Even if the idea of an archaeology museum usually sends you to sleep, this place will amaze you. With many of the best finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum on display, as well as hundreds of classical sculptures and a trove of ancient Roman porn, the Museo Archeologico …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 1000470 Area : 117km² Longitude / Latitude : 14.2500247955 / 40.833366394 Currency : Euro (EUR) Weights & Measures system : Metric
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there Naples is the hub of the southern Italian rail network and many trains originating in the north pass through Rome and terminate here. The city is well-served by regionale , diretto , Intercity and the superfast Eurostar trains. They arrive and depart from Stazione Centrale or …
History
Recent History A succession of centre-left governments has in recent years driven efforts to clean up the city. Churches, museums and monuments that had been off-limits to visitors for decades have been reopened and tourist areas made safer. Nevertheless, there are those who complain that - …
Weather
Situated on the shin of Italy, Naples has a fair expanse of Mediterranean in front of it, bringing those hot dry summers and cool sea breezes straight to Naples' door. It's much wetter than Italy's east coast; most rain occurs around autumn and winter months. Unlike Mediterranean islands where the …
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Overview of Naples
219km (136 miles) SE of Rome, 263km (163 miles) W of Bari Naples (Napoli) is Italy's most controversial city: You'll either love it or hate it. Is it paradiso or the inferno? It's louder, more intense, more unnerving, but perhaps ultimately more satisfying than almost anywhere else in Italy. To …
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Naples is extraordinary, and it is the Neapolitans who make it so. Is it a sense of doom from living in the shadow of Vesuvius that makes many Neapolitans so volatile, perhaps so seemingly blind to everything but the pain or pleasure of the moment? Poverty and overcrowding are the more likely causes. …
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