Buy a Napoli Arte Card
by sargentjeff
The Art card costs only 13 euro, but the benefits are well worth it. You are entitled to three days use of all of the public transportation systems (metropolitana, bus, cumana, funiculare)
You get to go into two museums of your choice free, and 50% off on all others you go to.
You also receive about 20% off on all the things you buy from museum shops.
It's a deal, as a one way metro ticket is usually 2 euro. How it works
The kit card - a card with a microchip, information brochure in six months, map of city transportation - can be bought in presale on the dedicated website, in all the museums of the circuit, in the newsagents, in travel agents, the main hotels, train stations Centrale and Mergellina, Capodichino airport.
http://www.napoliartecard.com/
free phone number from Italy 800 600 601
Capella Sanservo.
I don't...
by oneonta_ni
Capella Sanservo.
I don't know if this is really 'off the beaten path' since it is in the middle of the historic centre, but it wasn't easy to find.
The chapel predates the 18th century when alchemist Raimondo decided to redecorate. What you see are his improvements. It is fairly small and the main points of interest are the fantastically carved marble tombs. I thought the most impressive was 'Disillusionment', showing the figure of a man struggling under a net.
Raimondo was apparently ex-communicated for his experiments on people and you can see two of his victims in a small room downstairs. He created something that preserved the veins and capillaries of the body and what is on view are a man and a woman. A bit gruesome, really, but you have to walk past them to exit.
Hours - Mon, Wed, Sat 10 - 5 L8000
No photos allowed
Very good service
by Polly74 about Jolly Hotel Restaurant
Hotel jolly offers a panoramic restaurant located at the floor offering the most sphisticated international cuisine and a lot of italian specialities. Pasta is very well cooked with a wide assortment of sauces
Porta San Gennaro
by MM212
Named after the much-revered patron saint of the city, Porta San Gennaro is one of the oldest city gates in Naples. The existing structure though was from a 15th century reconstruction and expansion of the city walls. The road outside the gate led directly to the catacomb of San Gennaro, hence the name. The 17th century fresco above the gate is by the artist Mattia Preti, who painted frescoes on other city gates in Naples to commemorate the victory over the Plague which had decimated the city's population.
The Royal Palace and Gardens
by ruki
This is a wonderful Renaissance style area, dating back to the 17th century. It was the residence of the Spanish Viceroys. Also you can found the royal gardens which are full of tree-lined avenues, shaded by magnolias and Holm oak trees, with rare plants, statues and “secret gardens”.
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Architecture in Vomero, May 09
Porta San Gennaro - May 2009
Galleria, Naples, Italy
Rossopomodoro Pizzeria
