Itineraries

The SUN on the map marks the location of the B&B – Holiday House Napolicentro.com.
The particular location allows a foot rapid connections with the principal monuments of the city:

1) The “San Carlo” theatre was built in 1737 by Carlo III di Borbone; It’s one of the most famous lyric theatre in the world and you can visit it and reserve the ticket for a show on web at site www.teatrosancarlo.it It’s located next to Galleria Umberto I.

2) The Royal Palace was built in 1651 the front was designed by Domenico Fontana. In some periods, you can visit it also in night time. For info visit: www.musis.it

3) “Galleria Umberto I” was built in 1887, designed by Emanuele Rocco; inside the gallery you can visit important boutique and Neapolitan confectioneries.

4) The “Maschio Angioino” castle was built in 1279 by Carlo I d’Angio e rebuilt by Aragonesi; it’s located in front of the tourist port of Naples (Molo Beverello). From here you can reach Capri, Ischia e Procida in less than one hour. For timeable info: www.museoapertonapoli.com

5) “Castel dell’Ovo” and “Borgo Marinari” are located in the middle of the gulf and they’re connected at dryland by an isthmus.

6) Naples underground is a particular experience you can have, visiting Naples. You can enter into it by a way in San Gaetano’s square 68, in the heart of historic center of the city. For info visit: www.napolisotterranea.org

7) Capodimonte’s royal palace with the museum and the urban park is located at Nord-East in the city and you can reach it in about 15 minutes from the center of the city by taxi or bus. Visit www.musis.it for infos.

8) You can find many churches in the historical part of the city. For info visit: www.museoapertonapoli.com - www.inaples.it - www.pierreci.it - www.artecard.it

CAPRI¹, ISCHIA² E PROCIDA³
You can easily reach the gulf islands by fast hydrofoils from the tourist port of Naples (Molo Beverello) located near “Castello del Maschio Angioino”.
Many daily tips allow you to visit an island in few time.
To know the timetables of hydrofoils please visit:

- Aliscafi LAURO www.alilauro.it
(starting also in the West zone of the city)
- Taxi Del Mare www.taxidelmare.it
- MEDMAR www.medmarnavi.it
- SNAV www.snav.it
- ALISCAFI www.aliscafi.it
- Port authority of Naples www.porto.napoli.it


Archeological excavations of Pompei⁴ and Ercolano⁵
The excavations of Pompei and Ercolano are easily reachable by a local train “Circumvesuviana” that start from a station in “Porta Nolana” next to central train station in Garibaldi square. In some periods, the visits are allowed also in night time in some periods and you can watch a typical show of archeological excavations.
More infos: www.arethusa.net “eventi speciali”.


POZZUOLI
By second line of subway, you can reach the amphitheatre and Solfatara Volcano.

AMPHITHEATRE⁶ It’s the most important monument of the Roman’s Puteoli, and was built during the Reign of Vespasiano in the I sec. of Empire.

SOLFATARA VOLCANO⁷ It’s a dormant crater. This is the most showy zone with solfataric activity: fumarole, mofete, muddy craters, minerals rising. The highest temperature is settled at 162 °C in Campi Flegrei.

CASERTA
The Caserta’s Royal Palace⁸ was built by Carlo III Borbone that wanted to have a Palace as important as Versailles. The Palace⁹ was completed in 1780 designed by Arch. Luigi Vanvitelli and it counts 1200 rooms and 1790 windows. You can reach the Palace in 40 minutes from Naples by a Train or by autobus who starts in Garibaldi Square (central station). By car: highway A1 Napoli-Roma gate Caserta Nord; you can find a big car park in Carlo III Square. For info visit: www.reggiadicaserta.org



SORRENTO¹⁰
One of the most famous international tourist destination located at northern coast in sorrento’s peninsula. You can reach it by a local train (Circumvesuviana) or by idrofoil. For info visit www.sorrentotourism.com