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Via Francesco Crispi 26, Naples, 80121, Italy
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I saw a reference to www.metrodelmare.com on one of the postings so I checked it. I don't find the website at all helpful. I don't even understand the title "Subway of the Sea". What exactly is "Metro del Mare?
And I see the word "SUSPENDED" above the routes and the timetables to Vico Equense where I would like to go (from Naples Beverello).
Can anyone give me some details about this transport link? Or is there a better website, preferably with an English language option?
Thank you!
Hi,
On the net I saw that Metro' del mare is a summer shipping service,
suspended I think until june.
Send an e-mail to info@metrodelmare.com
or to the official website of Vico Equense municipality:
http://www.vicoturismo.it/
Ciao
Giorgio
It's not running right now but some routes start as early as April (I took it from Sorrento to Amalfi in mid-April 2006). I don't think the website ever actually gives the dates when it's open... you kind of have to be there to see if it's in operation. From May to September I believe it's in full operation.
Oh, and it's not really a subway extension or anything. It is a passenger-only service that is fairly cheap (kind of like public transportation, but not really). The boats aren't very big but they have nice open-air top decks with great views and an enclosed lower deck.
look at this great Mosaik, that looks almost like a painting.What a masterpiece - compared with paintings of 1000 years later, when paintings had almost no perspective and seemed to be just 2-dimensional...
Plenty of mosaiques of that kind are to be seen in the Museum in Napoli
We made several day trips out of Naples and found it very easy to do this by train, so don’t think you need to rely on expensive sightseeing tours to get to the various places of interest. There’s a great little line called the Circumvesuviana that leaves from an off-shoot of the Centrale railway station. You can buy your tickets at a counter there, or in the main ticket office (where you need to go to the specially indicated counters – 7 & 8 when we were there). We tried both and found the former was quicker so I suggest you head straight to that area of the station.
Trains seemed to be pretty frequent (the longest we waited was about 20 minutes for one of our return journeys). The line goes through Ercolano (for the ruins at Herculaneum) about 20 minutes out of Naples, Pompeii after a further 15-20 minutes, and reaches Sorrento (the end of the line) in about 1 hour 15 minutes. The scenery, especially for the second half of the journey, is lovely – try to sit on the right going / left coming back if you want good views of the bay.
Tickets are really good value. We paid €1.70 for each single weekday journey (November 2007 prices) to Ercolano and Pompeii, and at the weekend were offered a €5 pass to cover multiple journeys, which took us all the way to Sorrento and back. It’s also very convenient – at Pompeii the station is almost opposite the main entrance to the ruins, although in Ercolano you’ll have about a 10 minute walk to them, and in Sorrento just a few minutes into the central square.
Church of Santa Chiara was built in a Provencal – Gothic style. After that it was converted to the Baroque style and in the Second World War was destroyed during bombing. Later renovation restored its original shape. This church was very unusual for me because, its creation of the fine rustic garden and wonderful decorations with mythological and landscapes scenes. The columns and benches are very picturesque.
"Battle between Alexander and Darius" is huge work of mosaic from Casa Del Fauno in Pompei. This work will probably strike your memory the most as it's a large piece done in mosaic.
There's also a huge piece of painted wall displayed in a frame, from the ruins, displayed in another part of the museum. Refer to pic 3.
One of the more interesting basilicas in Naples, San Lorenzo Maggiore is a mix of various architectural styles. It was constructed in the 13th century, replacing a 6th century basilica built over Roman ruins, from which many Corinthian columns have survived in today's structure. The 13th century construction was commissioned by Carlo d'Angiò (Charles of Anjou) and designed by French architects, who left us with the only example of a French Gothic apse in the whole of Italy. The basilica's existing campanile was built in a Renaissance style in the 15th century as a replacement to a 13th century predecessor. Furthermore, much like many churches in Naples, San Lorenzo Maggiore was embellished in the 16th century with rich Baroque decorations, of which only the façade and a single chapel have survived. Bizarrely, the rest of the interior was restored to its Gothic origins during a late 19th century renovation, which saw the entire Baroque embellishments in the interior stripped off. Next to the Basilica are its convent and cloister, which are nowadays open as a museum and provide access to incredible subterranean ruins from Roman and Ancient Greek Neapolis.
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Q: Train from sorrento to naples and then to rome "Can someone please tell me when arriving from sorrento to Naples by train will I be coming in on the lowest level of the train..."
A: "Very easy. There are signs to guide you. As for time between trains it depends on te departure of your train to Rome. Te walk is under 3-5 minutes."
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