Greetings from Naples, Italy!
When tour guide Cindy and I were planning this adventure, we didn’t have Naples on the must visit list. We’d visited this area in 2013 when we visited Pompeii and the Amalfi coast and listened to all the stories of crime in Naples. We’ll pass we said, but one thing drew us in!
We covered the pizza trip on a previous post. This post is of the city of Naples.
Naples is a very old city, founded by the Greeks, and still today, Naples is a very important port in Italy. Naples is a major stop for the cruise lines, from here you can visit Pompeii and the Amalfi coast on day trips.
Naples has a terrible mass transit system. It’s the 3rd largest city in Italy and has two lines and limited bus lines. Traffic here is a disaster.
Naples is well know for thieves and pickpockets, we are on guard.
Ok, walking tour.
Inside the Duomo is beautiful. There are dozens of churches closed in Naples.
Naples uses the apartment design you see in much of southern Italy, open courtyard that leads to balcony’s.
I don’t know what to tell you about Naples, it’s a crazy place.
Naples is huge, it’s filthy, it has a fantastic opera. Naples is full of crime, and, it’s a center of higher musical learning. I’m trying to say it’s a city of contradiction.
Are we glad we visited, yes. Will we ever go back, probably not. Should you go? That’s a question only you can answer.
Tour guide Cindy has a few more things to do in Tuscany, then Tuesday we move to Bologna, Italy. We’re headed towards the finish of the adventure. Remember, we finish hard😜✔️👊👍
Ciao, Ciao, Ciao
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