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FROM THE AIRPORT
Car Hire :
Take advantage of the special easyJet inflight rates. Visit the Europcar desk on arrival or call +39 (0)81 780 5643. Open from 7.30am-11.30pm seven days a week.
Airport Transfer :
Pre-book your door-to-door transfer with easyJet’s transfer partner, Holiday Taxis—from home to the airport, then city or resort (easyjet.holidaytaxis.com).
Taxi :
The journey takes 20 minutes and costs €35.
Bus :
The Alibus airport shuttle stops at the train station and Piazza Municipio. Tickets: €4. Alternatively, catch bus 3S to the train station. Tickets: €1.50.
(8 Via Basilio Puoti. Tel. 081 551 2626) For an authentic local experience, visit this little restaurant where southern Italian favourites, such as sausage and friarielli (greens), are dished up in a straightforward manner.
(31-33 Via Partenope. Tel. 081 245 2662) Located directly across from the lovely Castel Dell’Ovo, this delightful venue offers classic Neapolitan dishes such as pizza cooked in a wood-fire oven and spaghetti with clams, as well as chef Gaetano Esposito’s seasonally-inspired creations.
(90 Discesa Coroglio. Tel. 081 598 3375) Expect elegance and unique Mediterranean-inspired recipes such as fresh fish baked in a cheese crust, spaghetti with sea urchins, and breaded calamari baked in the wood-fired oven. An extensive wine list and fresh desserts make this a memorable dining experience.
(8 Via San Pietro a Majella. Tel. 081 444 958) The name Perditempo means 'Lose Time' and you certainly can while sipping an espresso or a glass of wine and browsing its selection of books, CDs and vinyl albums.
(4 Vico Santa Maria dell’Aiuto. Tel. 081 552 7575) Enjoy a fresh caipirinha while grooving to the jazz, blues and Neapolitan folk acts that perform at this hip subterranean club in the city centre.
(3B Vico Satriano. Tel. 081 248 1200) White is the dominant colour at this elegant venue where DJs spin discs from 10pm-4am and Tuesday is tango night. Closed on Wednesday.
On the ground
Shop
Art Chiaja is tucked away on a tiny plaza off of the Via Chiaia shopping street, where you'll find a wide array of high-quality, Neapolitan souvenirs: coral jewellery, dainty cameos, painted tambourines, Pulcinella figurines, cornicelli (good luck horns) and more (238 Via Chiaia. Tel. 081 497 6222).
Insider Tip
Need stamps? Don’t bother looking for a post office. Simply pop into the nearest tobacco shop and ask for as many francobolli as you require.
Key Area
UNESCO declared Naples' historic city centre a World Heritage site in 1995. Dating back to the original Greek settlement, destroyed in 470, many of Naples' must-see sites are located here, including the Santa Chiara cloister garden.
This month
The MADRE museum features Robert Rauschenberg: Travelling 70-76 Naples, a special selection of the American artist’s works chosen to reflect the influence other cultures had on his artwork (until 19 January. 79 Via L Settembrini. Tel. 081 1931 3016).
Day Tripping
Herculaneum
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Like Pompeii, this ancient Roman village was also destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD. A short walk from the Ercolana/Scavi exit on the Circumvesuviana train line leads you to this historical site.
No way!
Italians hang stockings on 5 January, when the good witch known as La Befana flies around on her broom doling out toys and sweets to kids.
