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Go on a sunny day and enjoy the amazing views of the endless Tyrrhenian Sea. If you appreciate the historical type of trip don’t miss the National Archaeological Museum, which contains artefacts from Pompeii, the Castel dell’Ovo, the Castel Nuovo and the San Carlo Theatre. But if you really want the experience of being a true Neapolitan you can visit and lose yourself in the narrow streets of the friendly historical centre. Don’t miss the sites of the astonishing palaces near the sea, most of them now converted into five star hotels.
How to go: Eurostar 48 euro (from Florence). It takes three and half hours. It is better to buy your return tickets beforehand; it is hard to find tickets at the last moment.
Where to stay
• Hostel of the Sun - www.hostelnapoli.com
Via Melisurgo, 15 - Prices: between 18 and 90 euro
Where to eat
• Il Pomodorino - www.ilpomodorino.net
Via San Carlo 27-29
• Pizza Re - www.pizzare.it - Via Partenope 2
Capri
Romantic getaway from the city
Only one hour from Naples by ferry, this small but breathtaking island will touch your soul even if you consider yourself a practical person. When you arrive to the island, take the bus to Anacapri and begin your visit a view from the highest point of the island by taking the funicular. After this little adventure return to Anacapri and find the bus heading toward the Blue Cave. If there are few visitors, make a request and the friendly bus driver will guide you to the most beautiful spots of the island. After you conclude your tour, relax in Capri, the main village of the island. Keep your eyes peeled and you may be able to get an autograph from celebrities visiting the island.
How to go: From the port of Molo Beverello in Naples. It takes nearly one hour to reach Capri and prices range between 7 and 15 Euros.
Where to stay
• Furia B&B - Via S. Aniello 15 - Tel: 081.8370809
Price: 80 Euro
Where to eat
• Mamma Giovanna - Via Chiusarano 6 - Anacapri
Pompeii - A return to the Roman times
You can reach Pompeii from Napoli either by bus or train. Make the images from history books become reality before your own eyes. This trip will take you back in the time until 79 AD. Pompei, a city in the Roman Empire, was buried under ash, rock and lava when Vesuvius (the volcano in Campania) suddenly erupted. Other small cities, Herculaneum and Oplontis, were also devastated and can also be easily reached by train. Thanks to the excavations carried out during the 18th and 19th centuries today we can admire an amazingly well-conserved ruined city and discover the habits, the day-to-day life and the private and public buildings of those times. Look out for and explore the bakery, the tragic house of the poet (where you can see a sign saying “beware of the dog”), the temple of Isis, the public baths, the Theatres, the Amphitheatre and the city brothel. Don’t miss the Villa of the Miracles, located at one corner of the city, and the many graffiti carved on the exterior of the house.
How to go: Take a bus from the central train station in Napoli. The bus ticket is 3 euros and it only takes one hour to get there.
Where to stay :
• Ostello di Pompeii
Via Duca d’Aosta 4 - Tel: 081.8508644
Prices: from 20 Euro
Where to eat
• Grab a snack and go directly to see the historical centre of the city.
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