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Yes, it exists. Most likely, nothing will happen to you. But you should be aware of what can happen and take precautions
For example, I think of myself as a seasoned traveler, used to dealing with gypsies and con artists in Rome, Barcelona, and other places, but was unprepared for the scippatori (snatchers) in Naples.
I was taking a picture, near the Duomo, in broad daylight, when a young man stole the camera out of my hands and took off on a motorcycle. I think it was the fact that I was a woman and alone which made me vulnerable. Yes there were people around (Italians) within 20-30 feet of me, who saw what happened and no, no one did a thing. (I did report it to the police - which was an interesting experience in itself. They were very kind but of course could do nothing but fill out papers.)
By the way, the train station in Naples is particularly dangerous. An Italian friend of mine had his wallet lifted there while his hands were filled with his wife's and daughter's suitcases. Con artists will try to "help" you. I just tell them to "go away" (vye VEE-ah.")
I know this all sounds horrible -- but Naples does have some museums and sites that are really worth visiting. I wouldn't hesitate to go to see these again. But be forewarned and act accordingly.
For emergencies, you can flag down a police car or call the police (carabinieri) by dialing the local emergency number, 112; you can speak to an operator in English.
The main police station is at Via Medina 75 (tel 081.794.1111); you can also report crimes at the small police station in Stazione Centrale. Leave a Comment Phone: For Police (Carabinieri): 112
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“See Naples and die”
– whoever first coined this phrase may not have been referring to the dangers of crossing the roads here, but they could have been! There appear at least to the uninitiated to be no rules, except to get to wherever you’re going as fast as possible – not easy given how crowded the roads are. For instance, we were pleased to see a pedestrian crossing on the Via Toledo at Piazza Dante, and even more impressed that its lights changed immediately it was pressed. However we soon realised that this made not the slightest difference, as cars and scooters would continue to drive through the red light unless someone had actually stepped on to the crossing. We gradually realised that this in fact was the only system for safely crossing the roads – simply do as the locals do and step out confidently, and they will stop. Obviously you can’t do this in fast moving traffic (a rarity here) and you do still need to look both ways, but unless you want to spend your visit standing at the kerb, you’ll need to take the plunge!
You also need to be careful in the narrow streets of the historic centre where pavements are either too narrow or non-existent. Listen out at all times for the tell-tale roar of a scooter behind you and be prepared to step aside – although again, watching the locals, few of them seem to bother with this nicety and simply trust that the scooter will go round them.
Actually, although at first I was intimidated by the traffic, especially the scooters, after a while I relaxed and became fascinated by it instead!
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Like many big cities and this have a lot of pick pockets. They use Vespa motorcycle..You must be careful especially when you are in the public bus, tram, on the streets...station.. Watch your wallets, documents!!!!!
The best way is to keep money on different places, in your pockets, bags and other places and go always with group. Leave a Comment
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Naples is world widly unfortunatly famous for stoled wallet and big "PACCO"
let's talk about it:
POCKET PICKING
the most dangerous places are bus, metro , markets... commonly where ever people is pressed on people and it's easy to let your wallet slide out
so put it in an internal pocket if you have any
or espcially if you travel in group any body have a look to the other bag
if somebody push you
check quikly at your wallet;)
that's a smart way to stole it
before it was quite common also the "scippo"
guys on a vespa running fast take your bag (usually lady bag) or your clock for example if you are driving in the trafic
BIG DEAL
especially in the main train station area (napoli centrale - piazza garibaldi)
you will be for sure asked to have a big deal
there is people trying to sell (especially to tourist but not only) digital camera and video camera, mobile phones.All of them are the last model , all of them at a very good price.
They keep them in hands and let you try them.They let you put your sim card in the phone and make a call for example.So if the shop price is 10 you will pay 2.
Than the *** happen....you go home...open the bag and then you find a brick inside!!!
yes...a brick!
that's what they call "pacco" and it means that you have lost your money and have no chances to have it back.
When you gave him the money he (they are so skilled!) have changed your object with a different one giving you the "pacco".
You will probably also find people jokin "alle tre carte" the game of the 3 cards.They are all friends.You will never win even if it looks very easy to win.The only solution is not play(!).
BY the way
this tip is not to scare you
i think that if you are intelligent and smart enough you would never fall in this situation anyway.
Napoli it's a school of life
where it's hard to survive and you don't know if it's fault of these "thieves" or fault of who fall in this trapes
Enjoy napoli
and don't be scared;) Leave a Comment
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This tip appears also in my transportation tips but I copy it here as this is a real warning too!
We took taxi from the port to Garibaldi railway station in order to catch the train to Pompei. It was only a 10 minutes ride and cost 10 EUR! We could have walked but we wanted to 'save our feet' for later as we knew we would do lots of walking in Pompei and later at the Archeaological museum and the city. The driver didn't use a meter but showed us the price from a list. The list was definitely for tourists only as it was in English. There was nothing to do. I made a mistake when he asked where we were taking a train to. When he heard Pompei he offered to take us there for 20 EUR and wait for two hours and kept pestering me about it all the way. He even said that the train ticket to Pompei is 9 EUR by person!!! - It cost only 3.50 EUR - return ticket per person! I just kept repeating again and again that I want to the railway station only. Don't do this mistake with taxi drivers, don't tell them that you are heading somewhere by train. Just tell them to take you to the square by the railway station. Leave a Comment
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don't underestimate warnings about the area around Piazza Garibaldi (train station) being dangerous. my friend and I were mugged at gunpoint by a pair of guys who circled the block a couple times on their scooters before targeting us. Naples is far more menacing than other large Italian cities; certainly in a league of its own crime-wise. and it has a disturbingly third world feel to it (a bit of an indictment of Italy, I'd say). The trams are also literally swarming with pickpockets.
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All over Naples life as a pedestrian is pretty fraught! Shall we say the locals drive very exuberantly and there are plenty of vehicles.
Just walking along pavements is not easy, parking is rather random with very little space to get by on foot, often it's necessary to step into the street!
I set off at least one motorbike alarm just trying to squeeze by!
In the narrow streets of the Centro Storico you might think you are safe but cars pass even here, pinning you to the sides and scooters and motorbikes rush by at astonishing speeds. Leave a Comment
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Okay, okay, this is only going to fuel the Americans' inveterate paranoia - but why should they care what the world thinks when they so often don't give a damn what the world thinks. On a more positive note, any American who is willing to take an amused rather than a redneck view of such a sign will probably find the Neapolitans standing around laughing with him.
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This was really the only nasty part of town we found. Right around the train station and Piazza Garibaldi. We never felt threatened, but it was ugly and full of street sellers who really couldn't take no for an answer. But for all the dire warnings about how rough a city Naples is, we felt very safe--even at night. Everywhere, the people were friendly and helpful.
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Workers in Naples are, for one, lucky to have jobs, as unemployment here is one of the highest in the country, but this doesn't appease them. There has been more than a handful of strikes since I've been going to Naples for the past three years. They are useless, and cause nothing but difficulties for the citizens. I've seen strikes from the train workers, Tangenziale (freeway) toll booth workers, Bus drivers, Gas station attendants, and I'm sure there are more.
Be warned, and just hope you aren't trying to get from A to B when there is a bus or train strike. Leave a Comment
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