Lighthouses
by grandmaR
One of my interests is lighthouses, so I have these pictures from my day in Naples. As we were leaving the Port of Naples, I saw the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater.
This station at the end of the mile long Mole di San Vincenzo, the main breakwater for the harbor of Naples was established in the early 1900s, but this actual lighthouse was built after WWII. A taller tower was destroyed during the war. It was inactive for a time in the 70s because it was damaged by a storm, but has been reactivated. It is a striking red painted round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, painted red with white trim. The lantern dome is gray metallic. It does not appear that one can walk the mole. Site and tower closed. The statue in the first and third pictures of this lighthouse is of of San Gennaro.
Also as we drove down the Amalfi Drive, I saw a lighthouse which according to the signs on the fence was in a Zona Militare/Divento di accesso which I interpreted to mean - no trespassing.
I think this is the Castellammare di Stabia (photo 2) which is at the southeast corner of the Golfo di Napoli only three or four miles south of Pompeii. When I first saw it, I didn't have a chance to take a picture, so on the way back, I was keeping a lookout for it. The lighthouse is located on the Via Panoramica overlooking the town and harbor. When we got down to Amalfi, I took a picture (photo 4) of the aid to navigation at the end of the breakwater. I also took some pictures (photo 5) of the various towers where lookouts were posted to warn of attack by the Turks.
Forza Napoli!
by CliffClaven
Like all Italian cities, Naples is crazy about football. Old Cliffie has been in the massive concrete bowl of the San Paolo stadium with 90 000 fans as SSC Napoli played host to rival clubs from northern Italy. But don't talk football to Neapolitans nowadays. Napoli finished a disastrous season in Italy's top division by being relegated to the ignominy of Serie B for the 2001-02 season. Gone are the glory days of the second half of the 1980s, when Diego Maradona helped Napoli to two national championships and the prestigious UEFA Cup.
Ferries - price: about ...
by caprice4u2
Ferries - price: about 10.000 Itl.
Casamicciola Ischia Porto
Naples(Beverello) 1h 30' 1h 20'
Pozzuoli 1h 55'
Hydrofoils - price: about 20.000 Itl.
Casamicciola Ischia Porto
Naples (Beverello) - 45'
Naples (Mergellina) 40' 35'
Timetables
Timetables differ depending on the season.
Very frequent connections are scheduled in summer.
Molo Beverello - Ischia porto
Caremar SNAV-Lauro
Hydrofoil Ferry
7.50 - 9.55 - 13.10 - 15.10 - 18.15 -20.10
6.25* - 9.05* - 10.55 - 14.50* - 15.40* -17.30* -19.20* - 21.55*
* via Procida
Hydrofoil Ferry
7.35 - 10.25 - 12.50 - 15.30 - 17.50 - 19.50^
8.40 - 10.05 - 13.55 - 16.50 - 19.00 -21.25
^ via Mergellina
Ischia porto - Molo Beverello
Caremar SNAV-Lauro
Hydrofoil Ferry
6.50 - 8.50 - 12.00* - 14.15* - 16.15* - 19.10 6.45* - 9.00 - 12.30* ° -13.50 - 15.15* - 17.15* - 20.10 - 21.00
° start from Casamicciola
* via Procida Hydrofoil Ferry
6.35** - 8.35 - 11.30 - 13.50 - 16.35 - 18.50^
6.40 - 8.00 - 10.20 - 14.30 - 17.00 - 18.50
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** not available on Sunday
^ via Mergellina
Mergellina - Ischia and Casamicciola and return by hydrofoils (SNAV-Lauro)
Mergellina - Ischia porto (and return) Mergellina - Casamicciola (and return)
Mergellina - Ischia Ischia - Mergellina
7.10** - 9.10 - 10.00 - 11.00 - 12.00 - 13.00 -
14.00 - 15.00 - 16.00 - 17.00 - 18.00 - 19.00 -
20.15 - 21.00^^ - 22.00 8.00 - 9.00 - 10.00 - 11.00 -
12.00 - 13.00 - 14.00 - 15.00 - 16.00 - 17.00 -
18.00 - 18.50 - 20.00 - 21.00 - 22.00^^
** not available on Sunday
^^ available on Sunday only Mergellina - Casamiciola Casamicciola - Mergellina
7.20 - 8.25* - 9.20 - 10.20* - 11.20 - 12.30* -
14.20* - 16.20* - 17.20* - 18.20 - 20.20 * ° ° 7.30* -
8.20 - 9.20* - 10.20 - 11.20* - 12.20 - 13.30* -
15.20* - 17.20* - 18.20 - 19.10 ° °
* via Procida
° ° available from Friday to Sunday
Pozzuoli - Ischia/Casamicciola and return by Ferry (Caremar and Traghetti Pozzuoli srl)
Pozzuoli - Ischia Ischia - Pozzuoli
Caremar Traghetti Pozzuoli srl
9.55* ° - 13.50* - 18.55* 5.50 ° ** - 6.40** - 7.25 -
8.25 ° - 9.00** - 9.30 - 10.40 - 11.50° - 12.50** -
13.30 - 14.40 - 15.30 ° - 16.30 - 17.40 - 18.50 ° -
20.20
° arrive to Casamicciola
* via Procida
** not available on Sunday Caremar Traghetti Pozzuoli srl
8.25* - 11.15* - 17.35* 4.00** - 5.00** - 6.00 -
6.40° - 7.20 ° **- 8.10 - 9.10 -10.10° - 11.10 -
12.00 - 13.00 - 14.00° - 15.00 - 16.00 - 17.00° -
19.00
° start from Casamicciola
** not available on Sunday
A trip across the waves to...
by telebug
A trip across the waves to Capri is a must.It only takes about 30 mins and you can pick up a tour guide
anywhere.They will probably approach you!But its not a con they are very useful.
This is our tour guide standing in Capri with Ana Capri behind him.
Take a look at the old part of capri called Ana Capri
you can still walk the original paths (if you are fit!Very steep)that the ancient Romans used to use with Donkeys.great view from the top.
There are lots of rich and famous people who have homes on the island as the tour guide points out.There is also a grave site to Grace Kelly to visit if you like that kind of thing.
Napoli Sotterranea (a visit under the town)
by egicom05
Napoli Sotterranea is made up of yellow sandstone, extracted by Greeks and Romans and used to build houses, than, during the Roman period this underground was changed into aqueduct built by Augustus (a roman emperor ). It started from an artificial basin fed by the Serino River and reached Naples via a duct that was completely buried in the city. It’s over 170 km long.
During the World War II, the old aqueduct was used as air-raid shelter.
Exploring “Napoli Sotterranea”, you can go over some historic events and relive the emotions of
refugees during the war, like reading on the wall of a small room: << Anna e Renzo oggi sposi XX-09-43>> (Anna and Renzo just married), but, also to know that in this place a woman gave birth to her daughter.
Many stories are told about this site and the most suggesting is “Monaciello’s one” (little monk).
The neapolitans use to say that when something disappears from their house it is monaciello’s fault (Monaciello is the ghost of a little boy dressed as a monk).
But the monaciello was only a "Pozzaro", a professional man who drew water from underground cisterns and provided houses whit it. He entered and came out to the houses trought the wells. In doing this he took some objects with him. He ware a black hooded cloak and looked like a monk.
ps. It’s bettere to wear a sweater even in summertime, its cold down there!
[Egicom05 - Naples Eyes]
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San Francesco di Paola
The Gothic façade of Santa Chiara - May 09
From the Top the Former Crater
Piazza del Plebiscito (Naples, Italy)
