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Post by jennyap on Aug 21, 2014 20:46:41 GMT
That's Naples Italy  If you've been, what were your favourites? Anything that is not to be missed? ETA ooh I hadn't realised I was about to throb...  |
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Post by annabella on Aug 21, 2014 20:50:09 GMT
Haven't been to Naples, closet I got was Sorrento but I always check out Tripadvisor for a top 10 list of must sees. |
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Post by vicloo on Aug 21, 2014 21:03:08 GMT
Anywhere that serves a true cappuccino! That was where I had my very first, and the start of a wonderful relationship.
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Post by hjs on Aug 21, 2014 21:21:44 GMT
Pompeii
but make sure you check out the hours it is open. I took the train out therefrom Naples, only to find it was closed on Mondays. That was many years ago (1978) when I was a novice traveller, so screwed up a few details like this
while I gave been back to Italy a couple of times since then, I have not been that far south. I am sorry I have not been there yet, but still have It on My list!
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Post by Anita on Aug 21, 2014 22:11:11 GMT
We lived there for a couple of years. The Amalfi Coast is just down the road. Amazingly beautiful. Also see Pompeii and Solfatara. There are tons more, but on a limited time budget, those are the ones not to miss.
P.S. Vesuvius as well, but it's quite a climb.
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Post by honeyb on Aug 21, 2014 22:35:24 GMT
Another vote for Pompeii. Loved it!
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Post by gar on Aug 21, 2014 22:45:36 GMT
I wish I could contribute something useful but all I can say is that it's on my list of places to see. When are you going?
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Post by phdscrap on Aug 21, 2014 22:57:21 GMT
I was going to say Pompeii as well! It is really amazing. (The Amalfi coast - Sorrento and Positano in particular - are also pretty fabulous!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 23:43:21 GMT
I loved the National Archeological Museum, Spaccanapoli, Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Royal Palace Napoli (Palazzo Reale Napoli)and if you go in the fall before Christmas visit Via San Gregorio Armeno (aka Christmas Alley)
Don't know what else you planned but try to get south too along the Amalfi Coast, Sorrento and Pompeii.
eta: When we lived there those were the places we consistently enjoyed re-visiting.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Aug 22, 2014 0:47:14 GMT
I planned everything for my dipsy-doodle husband and teen son when they spent three nights there last year. The choices were driven by the fact that they are history and military history geeks. So, not the Amalfi Coast types...
1. Day trip to Pompeii (train, then private guide)
(They wished they could have seen Herculaneum, too.)
2. Day trip to Monte Cassino, site of the WWII Battle of Monte Cassino (train, then private guide with driver): Geeks that they are, they loved touring the rebuilt monastery, the Polish and Commonwealth cemeteries, and a never-rebuilt rubble-ie town down the road.
3. The archeology museum in Naples.
(This is the first trip we ever hired private guides. It was pricey, but no regrets.)
The Naples hotel was the most reasonably priced of our whole trip, and their favorite. If you're interested, I know I have the name in an email.
btw: In my research, I was amazed how many times I read cautions about Naples' accomplished pickpockets. 
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Post by mamanay on Aug 22, 2014 2:12:02 GMT
I will second the hiring of a private guide for Pompeii. We learned so much and it was so much more interesting because of our guide.
just and fyi - Hubby made the early morning trip to the Blue Grotto without me (but with friends we met up with there) and he was totally disappointed in that. He said that I didn't miss anything and that it was a total waste of $ and time.
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Post by GiantsFan on Aug 22, 2014 2:19:03 GMT
Go to Pompeii and Mt Vesuvius.
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