Castellammare di Stabia Travel Guide

  Bird's eye view
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  • Bird's eye view
      Bird's eye view
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  • Collonades around the swimming pool
      Collonades around the swimming pool
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  • The view from the terrance by the pool
      The view from the terrance by the pool
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  • Time for a quick espresso before the photos?
      Time for a quick espresso before the...
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  • View of Vesuvius from Villa San Marco
      View of Vesuvius from Villa San Marco
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Wander the sea front

Wander the sea front, Castellammare di Stabia

 leics Says:  Castellammare has a pleasant sea front with stupendous views across the bay to Vesuvius. The ancient shoreline was much further inland (at the base of the ridge above the town) but so much ash and pumice was deposited by the Vesuvian eruption that it was forced it back.... 

Take the funivia

Take the funivia, Castellammare di Stabia

 leics Says:  The cable car up Monte Faito is not for the faint-of-heart but I believe it gives superb views of the bay.The journey takes about 8 minutes but I'm afraid I couldn't bring myself to try it...the day was windy, the cable cars wobbly and I am anyway not good with heights. I'll... 

Villa San Marco

Villa San Marco, Castellammare di Stabia

 leics Says:  This should really be an off-the-beaten-path tip, because ancient Stabiae lay above the modern town of Castellammare...and the ancient shoreline lay much, much further inland. Past excavations have uncovered other parts of this Roman resort town but (as far as I know) only... 

Villa Arianna

Villa Arianna, Castellammare di Stabia

 leics Says:  The San Marco guide told us Villa Arianna was 500m away. It isn't. It is about a mile, a good 20 minutes or so, so be prepared for the walk.Return to the road from Villa SM and turn right. Just keep walking and you will eventually see a sign pointing to Villa Arianna on your... 

How to get to Villa San Marco

How to get to Villa San Marco, Castellammare di Stabia

 leics Says:  Get off the Circumvesuviana train at either Via Nocera or Castellammare di Stabia and take bus 1 You'll need a ticket, unless you have a Unicco Campania day or 3-day ticket. Bus drivers do not sell them so you'll need to ask in local bars/tabacchi. In Castellammare Bus 1... 

Local Customs  

Wedding photos

Wedding photos, Castellammare di Stabia

 leics Says:  I was very surprised to find two weddings had happened on a mid-October Wednesday afternoon...somehow i associate weddings with weekends.But it is clearly part of the celebrations to wander around Castellammare and have your photos taken in various spots along the seafront.... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Beware low-flying trousers.....

Beware low-flying trousers....., Castellammare di Stabia

 leics Says:  ...or, alternatively, make sure you peg your washing well if you stay in Castellammare.We saw quite a few items of clothing caught up in bushes. It's quite usual to live in apartments here, and normal to peg out washing on the balconies...and, clearly, it's not unusual for... 

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 Get off the Circumvesuviana train at either Via Nocera or Castellammare di Stabia and take bus 1 You'll need a ticket, unless you have a Unicco Campania day or... 

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Two weddings, two Roman villas and a long walk!

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 I was *almost* determined to visit the two Roman villas I knew existed in Castellammare. Before the Vesuvian eruption this area (like the rest of the coast as far as Sorrento) was a Roman seaside... 

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This had best be worth it when (if) we get there!

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 Bless the Italians, if they had put up signs to some of the tourist attractions I'd have been able to find them, I'd have spent more cash and I'd be a whole lot more broke than I am now! The Monte...... 

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