GETTING THERE

Metro linea 2: stazione Piazza Amedeo, stazione Mergellina.

Circumflegrea: stazione Corso Vittorio Emanuele.

WHAT TO SEE

This is considered one of the fancy areas of the city. The main point is probably piazza del Plebiscito. There is one game that is typical there. Get close to Palazzo Reale, and face the church on the opposite side. It’s apparently very hard to walk straight between the two horses if you are blindfolded. You obviously need someone watching you.

The typical walk is from piazza Trieste e Trento (the smaller one right next to Plebiscito), where you can see Teatro San Carlo, the oldest in Italy. Just next to it there is Galleria Umberto I, similar to the galleria in Milano. The Palazzo Reale also hosts the national library, and the garden is quite nice. The visit of Palazzo Reale is also worth, but I’m not sure about the openings. From there you can walk along the coast, until you find Castel dell’Ovo (egg castle). There are several hypotheses on the origin of the name, apparently due to a spell that Virgil had cast to protect it. At any rate, the view from the terrace is very nice, and the entrance is free. If you proceed along the coast, via Partenope (the ancient name of the city), you will find piazza Vittoria and via Caracciolo. As it is car free now, this should be a very nice walk. Almost at the end of via Caracciolo, one or two blocks from the sea there is a very good gelateria, Remy gelo.

I can also recommend the visit to the Tunnel Borbonico. It’s a visit to some of the many cavities that are underground. They organized a nice tour (also in english), there should be even one tour on a raft. At the end of the visit you can either go back to the entrance or proceed to the other end. The entrance is close to piazza Plebiscito. There are usually people with signs just in front of Caffè Gambrinus.

From piazza Vittoria you can go along via Filangieri and via dei Mille all the way to piazza Amedeo. This is an important point because you can take the subway number 2 to Pozzuoli or back towards the center. Also, piazza Amedeo and surroundings, like via Martucci, are quite crowded on Friday and especially Saturday night.

EATING

I mentioned Remy Gelo and Gambrinus. The latter is a super fancy caffè in piazza Plebiscito. Still, the coffee is cheaper than any bar in any other country. In the area of piazza San Pasquale, piazza Amedeo, via Martucci there are many many places to eat something.