The Bay of Naples and Southern Italy (Cadogan Guides)

by Dana Facaros (Author), Michael Pauls (Author), Michael Pauls (Author), Dana Facaros (Author)

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  Paperback
  1999

  $4.28

  This is the 3rd edition of the very successful guide to the winding Italian coast from Naples to Solerno. Facaros & Pauls uncover the layers of history from active Vesuvius to the present day glitterati in Positano. With color maps, town maps, ferry times to the islands and extended coverage of where to eat and stay on all budgets, and tips on how to survive the dripping Italian glamour of the Neopolitan Riviera, and where to find the quiet places, secluded beaches and cool, half-hidden ruins for a bit of gentle culture.

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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.29

  Explores the home of pizza, seeking out the pleasures of chic Positano and the Amalfi Coast, where Mount Vesuvius towers over the fantasy garden frescoes of Pompeii - visits the ravishing landscape of Capri - takes a trip round vibrant Naples, with its world-famous restaurants and nightlife For most of us today, the biggest attraction of all in the Mezzogiorno, (Italy's 'Noonday') is obvious enough. Even in Roman times, the land around the Bay of Naples was Campania Felix - fortunate Campania, the richest and most beautiful province of Italy, its seaside villas the chosen abodes of the Roman elite. History (not to mention the earthquakes and volcanoes) has given it plenty of hard knocks in all the centuries since, but the hints and fragments of paradise are still present.'