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Via Santa Maria di Costantinopoli 27, Naples, Campania, Italy
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Baroque interior - Apr 2010
ancient column in its exterior
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In the last post, someone mentioned that there might be a tram that goes from the port to the train station. Is this correct? I looked on google maps and it seems that it is fairly easy to walk to the train station from the port. Most people contend that it is about a 25 minute walk, and recommended to do it to experience the frenzy of Naples life. From what I can see, I would cross the main street fronting the port, walk one block, and turn right. Pretty much go straight until I run right into the train station. We have no problem doing the walk, but what would you recommend? If walking means we would get a feel for what Napels is all about, then I wouldn't mind doing that. You seem to know about Naples. What would you recommend? Walk, bus (how?), or taxi?
Bus, maybe tram or taxi (or walk).
My desire would be to get to Pompeii/wherever as soon as possible, to maximise my time there. So I would not walk to the station, but I might well walk back depending on how much time I had.
Assuming you are docking at Molo Beverello then I believe you can take tram 1 or bus 152. I'd go for the tram, as it is less likely to get stuck in traffic. Buy your tickets a newsagents/whatever at the port (you'll almost certainly see signs in English, or just ask an official/shop person) and make sure you validate them (date-stamp) as soon as you get on using the little yellow machines on the tram/bus.
Don't underestimate the freneticism of Naples....you may take take longer to cross roads than you might expect. It is also a bit hilly. If you are going to walk, get a good streetmap before doing so.
I think walking up/down the Corso Emmanuale 1 to/from Piazza Garibaldi would be the most straightforward route, as you suggest.
This is my mother's photo and I am very happy that she has one taken here because I have convinced her to travel to Italy :-) It was my all my fault :-)
You can definitely see Mount Vesuvius in the background. I was in Pompeii 5 years ago and I do miss being there!!!! Pompeii has so much history that one should not miss it if they go to Italy.
Built in 1.329, I must admit that the main reason for my visit was the view of Naples.
For the pics of them, go to the travelogue.
- Address: Largo San Martino, 1
- How to get there:
Take Funiculare Centrale from Piazza Duca D’Aosta/Via Toledo, very close to Piazza del Plebiscito, to the station called Fuga (end of the line). Then, ask anybody, it's quite difficult to explain but not difficult to find it; or by metro, line 1, Vanvitelli station.
I love Gelato in Italy!! So ofcourse, I found this Chocolate gelateria in the corner!! Nice owner who gave me tastes and tastes of different kinds of gelatos. Their Chocolate gelato is so real chocolaty, I cant describe it, but you can taste the cacao in your mouth. Now I have to warn you that you have to be a chocolate lover to come here. Because for some people, it may be a bit too much chocolatey!!! It was heaven for me and my boyfriend. So I got myself two scoops. I had a gelato with a native naples fruit in it. I don't know what it is called because before I could speak to ask what the name is, I was mouthful of gelato!!
The Egg's Castle (yes, that's the real name!) was built in a small island called Megaride, and it acts as a splitting point between the two bays of Napoli: the one with the port and the one with all the cafes in Mergellina (Chiaia).
The island was the first settlement in the Naples area, used already by the Greeks several centuries before Christ.
On the island have been built a great variety of buildings: a villa, a prison, a friary, a fortress and a royal palace, serving the Norman king in the 12th century AD.
Not strangely, the palace has been enlarged, retouched, restored and modified several times by whoever was reigning over the Capital of the then Reign of the Two Sicilies. It was also besieged and bombed a few times around the turn of the 16th century, which prompted the Spanish administration to rebuild it anew, and thus came the castle you see today.
The castle continued being the object of the rage of whoever wanted to conquer Naples, and by the time the Italian Army stopped using it as a base in 1963 it was in pretty bad shape. Extensive restorations carried out in the 1970s brought back to life one of the best examples of Spanish military architecture in Italy.
Oh, yes, the name. A legend tells us that Virgil (the latin poet) put an egg in a cage and then stored the cage in the cellars of the castle. Virgil said that the fate and fortune of the city would have depended on that of the egg, thus prompting efforts to protect the egg and the castle. Fascinating, eh?
Having spent a morning exploring the historic centre of Naples we felt in need of a change so caught a bus from Piazza Dante to the area around the Piazza del Plebiscito. This seemed a popular place among the locals for a Sunday afternoon stroll, so we joined them.
This is the largest square in the city – a vast cobbled expanse, the scale of which can be easily appreciated thanks to the sensible chaining off which prevents cars from crossing the space or worse, parking on it. Be warned though – the chains don’t prevent the ubiquitous scooters from using it as a short cut, so keep your eyes open!
The eastern side is dominated by the grand Palazzo Reale. This houses a museum featuring paintings and period furniture, and also the Biblioteca Nazionale. We didn’t go in however, but instead continued our walk to the far side of the square from where we had a wonderful view of the bay, with a marina in the foreground and Vesuvius brooding over the city – an ever-present reminder of Naples precarious location.
Returning through the square we admired the elegant church of San Francesco di Paolo on its opposite side, before settling in at the Art Nouveau Caffé Gambrinus for our afternoon refreshments – see my separate Restaurant tip about this.
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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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