Naples Favorites

Favorite thing: This castle was originally built in 1282 and is now mainly used as offices. You can walk around most of it, though and the Museo Civico is there. The museum itself is not overly exciting but there are some nice views of the bay. In the chapel are paintings by Luca Giordano and marble fragments like the one pictured here.

Mon - Fri 9 - 7, Sat 9 - 1.30 L10000 (bit dear, really)

Favorite thing: The Centro Storico, or Historical Center, is an awesome place to explore. It is literally an open air museum full of churches, museums, and many things you wouldn't expect. Take the Napoli Sotteranea for example. It's an underground acquaduct system built by the Greeks and Romans, A MUST SEE! Also here is the Chiesa Santa Chiara, and outter cloister, The Duomo, Chiesa Gesu Nuovo, and wonderful street where they sell all the famous Napolitan Natvity scenes, which are handmade from cork.

Fondest memory: This is one of the better places in Naples to explore for sure, and you will not be dissapointed

Favorite thing: You bet. This band Nevada plays at La Bavarase regularly, and I saw them a couple times. They are fantastic, and a lot of fun. check out their website. It includes some samples of music too and a documentary video in Italian as well.
http://www.nevada.it/home.html

Favorite thing: The Napoli Airport is right next to the Naval Support Activity, which is US military area, and they even share the same runways. When you arrive into Naples you will probably see Vesuvio on your left, and the crowded, city below you. When you step out of the airport you will be at Capodichino, or Capo, as we call it.
There are car rental agencies to the right, when you come into the main terminal area. As you exit the airport, take heed, and watch yourself if you are driving. Taxi drivers, and locals have no mercy for unaccustomed drivers.

Favorite thing: 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.

Fondest memory: 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

Favorite thing: I love being in the heart of this over crowded, dirty, and crazy city. Guess I'm partial to it, but Naples is fantastic to explore. The historical district is truly an open air museum, and contains things like "Napoli Sotterranea" The underground acquaduct that the Romans built. For seven euro you can go on a guided tour. It's truly amazing.

Fondest memory: Being hundreds of feet underground, and imaging all the people above rushing about their daily activity

Favorite thing: See the many interesting plazas. Here we are with some friends. You can see more of Naples and the cameo factory in my Naples by Taxi Travelogue

Favorite thing: Museum and Galleries of Capodimonte. These are housed in the imposing Royal Palace of Capodimonte and include a vast collection of antique and Renaissance works or art. The collection has 3 distinct sections in a total of 100 rooms. It consists of the National Gallery, the 19th Century Gallery and the Museum. The palace is entered from its courtyard and a staircase leads to the second floor and the start of the gallery tour.

Fondest memory: Shopping on the street. I have many gifts from my travels in Naples. I got some excellent items at great prices.