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Berlitz Pocket Guide Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast (Travel Guide eBook)
Berlitz Pocket Guide Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast (Travel Guide eBook)
Berlitz Pocket Guide Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast (Travel Guide eBook)
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Disorderly, rowdy, exhilarating - Naples, the capital of the Italian South, is like nowhere else. The Bay of Naples has its own charms, from the dazzling island of Capri to slumbering volcanoes, world-class archaeological sites and the stunning Amalfi Coast. Berlitz Pocket Guide Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast is a thoroughly updated, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that the region has to offer.

Inside Pocket Guide Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast:
Where To Go details all the key sights in the region, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text.

Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip.

Perfect Day provides an itinerary of the city of Naples.

What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from strolling Naples' maze of cobbled alleys in search of Baroque masterpieces or a slice of authentic pizza to living the high life in Capri or visiting the evocative ruins at Pompeii.

Essential information on Naples' culture, including a brief history of the region.

Eating Out covers the region's best cuisine.

Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants.

A-Z of all the practical information you'll need.

About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

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Release dateJul 1, 2017
ISBN9781785730405
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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast (Travel Guide eBook) - Berlitz

    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

    You’ll 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.

    About Berlitz Pocket Guides

    The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

    Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

    Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

    © 2017 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

    Table of Contents

    Naples’s Top 10 Attractions

    Top Attraction #1

    Top Attraction #2

    Top Attraction #3

    Top Attraction #4

    Top Attraction #5

    Top Attraction #6

    Top Attraction #7

    Top Attraction #8

    Top Attraction #9

    Top Attraction #10

    A Perfect Day in Naples

    Introduction

    Colourful Campania

    Fiery Citizens

    A Brief History

    Normans and Germans

    Spanish Viceroys

    Revolution and Unification

    Modern Times

    Historical Landmarks

    Where To Go

    Naples

    Royal Naples

    Port and Castel Nuovo

    Chiaia

    Centro Storico

    Spaccanapoli

    The Duomo

    Around Corso Umberto I

    Archaeological Museum

    The Catacombs and Capodimonte

    Vomero

    Posillipo

    Campi Flegrei

    Pozzuoli

    Baia

    Cuma

    Vesuvius

    Herculaneum

    Exploring Herculaneum

    Pompeii

    Around the Forum

    Revealing Villas

    Brothels and baths

    Theatres

    Commercial Pompeii

    Capri

    Capri Town

    Coastal Strolls

    Anacapri

    The Blue Grotto

    Ischia and Procida

    A Circular Tour of Ischia

    Procida

    Sorrento and its Peninsula

    Exploring the Peninsula

    The Amalfi Coast

    Positano

    Amalfi

    Ravello

    Paestum

    What To Do

    Sports

    Shopping

    Entertainment

    Nightlife

    Calendar of Festivals

    Eating Out

    Pasta

    Pizza

    Regional Specialities

    Coffee

    Wines

    Reading the Menu

    To Help you Order

    Menu Reader

    Restaurants

    Naples

    Capri

    Sorrento

    Positano

    Amalfi

    Ravello

    A–Z Travel Tips

    A

    Accommodation (see also Camping; Youth Hostels)

    Airport

    B

    Bicycle Hire

    Budgeting for Your Trip

    C

    Camping

    Car Hire (see also Driving)

    Climate

    Clothing

    Crime and Safety

    D

    Driving

    E

    Electricity

    Embassies and Consulates

    Emergencies

    G

    Gay and Lesbian Travellers

    Getting There

    Guides and Tours

    H

    Health and Medical Care

    Holidays

    L

    Language

    M

    Maps

    Media

    Money

    O

    Opening Hours

    P

    Police

    Post Offices

    R

    Religion

    T

    Telephone

    Tickets

    Time Zone

    Tipping

    Toilets

    Tourist Information

    Transport

    V

    Visas

    W

    Websites and Internet Access

    Y

    Youth Hostels

    Recommended Hotels

    Naples

    Capri

    Ischia

    Sorrento

    Positano

    Amalfi

    Ravello

    Naples’s Top 10 Attractions

    Top Attraction #1

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    The Blue Grotto

    Capri’s most celebrated attraction has been on the tourist itinerary for nearly 200 years. For more information, click here.

    Top Attraction #2

    Greg Gladman/Apa Publications

    Naples’ Archaeological Museum

    An unrivalled collection of ancient sculpture, mosaics and paintings. For more information, click here.

    Top Attraction #3

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    Pompeii’s Villas

    Casa del Fauno is a classic example of the town’s wonderfully preserved Roman residences. For more information, click here.

    Top Attraction #4

    Greg Gladman/Apa Publications

    The Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte

    One of Italy’s finest picture galleries. For more information, click here.

    Top Attraction #5

    Greg Gladman/Apa Publications

    Naples’ Duomo

    At the heart of the ancient Centro Storico. For more information, click here.

    Top Attraction #6

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    Positano

    One of the most beautiful villages on the Amalfi Coast. For more information, click here.

    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, click here.

    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, click here.

    Top Attraction #9

    Greg Gladman/Apa Publications

    Herculaneum

    Its ruins have yielded even more treasures than Pompeii. For more information, click here.

    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, click here.

    A Perfect Day in Naples

    9.00am

    Breakfast

    Head out for a cappuccino and cornetto in Caffè 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, click here), 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 Caffé Gambrinus (for more information, click here), before heading across the square to see a couple of the city’s most prominent attractions: the Palazzo Reale and Castel Nuovo.

    6.30pm

    Vomero vista

    Walk along Via Chiaia – the city’s trendiest shopping street – to the funicular and head up the cliff. Find a neighbourhood bar and settle down with a Campari or martini to watch the sunset across the bay.

    8.00pm

    Evening at the opera

    If it is the opera season and you are extremely lucky, perhaps you will get tickets for the Teatro San Carlo, one of the world’s great opera houses. You can also take a guided tour to learn about this spectacular building and its perfect acoustics.

    8.00pm

    Fine dining

    Alternatively, enjoy the best of Italian food at one of the city’s fabulous restaurants, such as Amici Miei (for more information, click here), for a lingering dinner.

    10.00pm

    Jazz club

    Finish off your evening in Cammarota Spritz ( for more information, click here), , followed by a stroll along the Lungomare, listening to the moonlit waves whispering of Santa Lucia (a song dedicated to this area in Naples).

    Introduction

    Naples is a theatre. Its buildings are arranged on hillsides like box seats encircling a stage. And what a set! Viewed from the heights, a castle seems to plunge like a ship into the waves of a blue sea; there’s a sail or two on the water; the coastline curls past the purple cone of Vesuvius towards Sorrento’s cape, and Capri floats in a distant haze. Add a little mandolin music and the curtain goes up on Act I. The good news is, the curtain never comes down.

    Divided opinion

    Writer Peter Nichols once declared: ‘Neapolitans still reproduce what must be the nearest equivalent to life in classical times. Naples is one of the great tests. Some people hate it and some people love it.’ He added: ‘I think that people who do not like Naples are afraid of something.’

    For all its social problems, Naples is a city of incredible beauty and vitality. The noise, chaos and dilapidated areas are impossible to ignore, but for each crumbling tenement block there’s a magnificent Baroque church or ancient monument. The food, particularly the pizza, is unforgettable. However, the main attraction is the street theatre laid on by the exuberant Neapolitans. Nothing beats just losing yourself in the crowded ancient streets and absorbing all the sights, smells and sounds. And when you’ve reached sensory overload, you can escape to the islands and coastal resorts, which are never more than an hour away.

    From dramatic Naples it is just

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