Time Out Naples - Capri, Sorrento & the Amalfi Coast - 3rd Ed: Capri,Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast (Time Out Guides)

by TimeOutGuidesLtd (Author)

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  2005

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  This stunning Mediterranean city is enjoying a new-found self-confidence. Recent years have seen a dramatic reclamation of its heritage, as piazze that once functioned as car parks have been restored to their original glory in a clean-up process that is almost complete. Naples today is once again recognisable as the place that drew the Grand Tourists with its unique combination of outstanding beauty and overtones of mythology. But the bustle, the street-life, the numerous cafes, bars and restaurants remain. The guide will also take you beyond the city to explore the best of the Amalfi coast, the town of Sorrento, the islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida and the ancient sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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  Paperback
  2007

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  Lying in the shadow of Europe's second-largest active volcano, overlooking the Bay of Naples, this fascinating, UNESCO-protected city offers more than corruption, crime and Camorra scandals. Naples is proud of its heritage, including restored Renaissance palazzi and archaeological treasures, but is also keen to embrace the future, as witnessed by the opening of PAN (Palazzo delle Arti Napoli) and MADRE (Museo d'Arte Donnaregina), both welcome additions to the city's contemporary art scene. Visit the San Carlo opera house, where Rossini and Donizetti triumphed, sip a caffe where Oscar Wilde and Enrique Caruso used to lounge, eat a margharita pizza at the restaurant that created it and, with the help of this guide, find the best hotels, the coolest spas and some of the finest food in the whole of Italy.