Naples, Italy - Trip destinations for cruise passengers
City tour in a sightseeing bus (app. 2 hrs)
Routes A, B, and C leave from Piazza Plebiscito
at the Largo Castello (Maschio Angioino) in red double-decker busses and offer sightseeing tours in different languages with different topics (for example views on the Gulf or art locations). The tours are about 75 – 110 min long and include up to 12 stops.
City tour on foot
Downtown: Maschio Angioino - Piazza Plebiscito – Palazzo Reale – Caffè Gambrinus – Galleria Umberto – Via Toledo – Via Chiaia – Castell dell'Ovo
If you have only a few hours to spend in Naples, you can just take a walk to downtown. From Molo Beverello Harbour you can already see Maschio Angioino Castle. When you walk past it and keep left, you reach the Piazza
Plebiscito with the Palazzo Reale (King’s Palace), the famous Caffè Gambrinus, and the beautiful Galleria Umberto I (about 15 min to walk). For those of you who like shopping, walk from Piazza Plebiscito towards the
long shopping street, Via Toledo, (pedestrian area) with lots of boutiques and shoe stores. It leads all the way to the lively Piazza Dante. If you would like to see more exclusive boutiques, you might want to go to the
pretty Via Chiaia, which starts at the Caffè Gambrinus.
Should you, however, prefer to stroll towards the sea, you walk from Piazza Plebiscito to Castell dell'Ovo (about 20-30 min from the harbour). There, at the
small marina, you can find very good restaurants and caffès from where you have a great view on the Vesuvius.
Vomero Hill: San Martino
(On foot and with the Funicolare)
On the Via Toledo you can get the
Funicolare Centrale (rack railway), which brings you to the higher situated quarter of Vomero in 5 min. From there, you walk 10 min until you reach the beautiful San Martino Castle that offers fantastic views on the whole
city and the Vesuvius. The Vomero has also a pedestrian area with many stores and boutiques.
Historic city: Piazza Gesù - Via San Gregorio Armeno – Piazza Bellini
(On foot, with busses or cabs)
In the characteristic historic city of Naples with its winding alleyways und laundry that flutters in the wind, you can still sense the spirit of the true Naples. Via San Gregorio Armeno is the well-known street of the nativity scene makers, where numerous craftspeople sell Neapolitan nativity scenes and figurines. Many chapels and churches are awaiting your visit and, afterwards, you can take a welcome break in the gardens of the monastery Santa Chiara.
It takes about 30 min to reach the historic city on foot, but you can also get a cab to the Piazza Gesù, or take the bus.
The National Archaeological Museum: (at least 2 hrs)
The world-famous National Archaeological Museum impresses its visitors especially with numerous findings from Pompeii, the colourful mosaics, and the Erotica collection.
The fastest way
from the harbour to the museum is taking a cab; you’ll be there in about 10 min.
Beaches in Naples
Oftentimes, we get inquiries regarding beautiful sandy beaches in the city of Naples. Unfortunately,
there are only a few small and often very busy sections directly in the city. The nicest (though smallest) sandy beaches are in Posillipo, a beautiful quarter of Naples, where you can also find lidos (“Lidi”),
which are naturally very busy during the summer. The larger sandy beaches in the vicinity are, for example, in Meta di Sorrento
on the Sorrentine Peninsula, which can be reached with the Circumvesuviana from the main station in about 50 min. It is easier and faster to get to a beach, for example, the beach of Monte di Procida
at Pozzuoli, when you take the Metro del mare (regular maritime connection). Of course, you can also enjoy a swim in the sea on Ischia.
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