How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Napless Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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The Blue Grotto
Capris most celebrated attraction has been on the tourist itinerary for nearly 200 years. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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Naples Archaeological Museum
An unrivalled collection of ancient sculpture, mosaics and paintings. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
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Pompeiis Villas
Casa del Fauno is a classic example of the towns wonderfully preserved Roman residences. For more information, .
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The Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte
One of Italys finest picture galleries. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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Naples Duomo
At the heart of the ancient Centro Storico. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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Positano
One of the most beautiful villages on the Amalfi Coast. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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Villa Cimbrone in Ravello
This clifftop town captivated Wagner, D.H. Lawrence, Greta Garbo and many others. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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Naples, birthplace of the pizza
Still the best place on earth to sample the genuine article. For more information, .
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Herculaneum
Its ruins have yielded even more treasures than Pompeii. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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Piazza del Plebiscito
This vast semicircular square is home to the massive church of San Francesco di Paola. For more information, .
A Perfect Day in Naples
9.00am
Breakfast
Head out for a cappuccino and cornetto in Caff Scaturchio, on Piazza San Domenico Maggiore in the Centro Storico.
10.00am
Cultural immersion
Take a morning walk through the Decumani and Spaccanapoli, visiting the attractive local churches, museums, galleries and shops.
12.30pm
Early lunch
Indulge in traditional wood-fired pizza at Pizzeria di Matteo (for more information, ), for a taste that is truly Neapolitan.
2.00pm
Roman revival
Walk up to the magnificent MANN archaeological museum, home to the Farnese statue collection and the treasures of Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Phlegraean Fields.
4.00pm
Royal ice
Hop on a bus to Piazza Trieste e Trento, stopping for cake or ice cream at the sybaritic Gran Caff Gambrinus (for more information, ), before heading across the square to see a couple of the citys most prominent attractions: the Palazzo Reale and Castel Nuovo.