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Things To Do: Archeological Museum
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Entry fee: 5 euro. This museum is, without doubt, one of the most important archeological museums in Europe. My favorite area was the Pompei section, which included beautiful mosaics taken from the ruins. It houses principally the precious collection which Charles of Bourbon inherited from the Farnese family that ruled the Duchy of Forma. The collection includes bronze statues, marble mosaics, paintings, furnishings and other items uncovered from the excavations of Herculaneum and Pompei, destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Nearly every important movable item from those excavations can be found here. The museum also contains finds from Coma and other ancient sites in Campania. It also houses the so-called Borgia Collection of Etruscan and Egyptian relics, and the Santangelo Collection of antique coins.
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Phone: tel. 440-166.
Address: Located at Piazza Museo, near Piazza Cavour,
Directions: To get there: take the Metropolitana from Bagnoli to Piazza Cavour. Turn right as you exit the station; the museum is about a block away on the right.
Other Contact: Open 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon-Sat, 9 a.
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Things To Do: The Royal Palace
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Royal Palace: Located in Piazza Plebiscito, tel. 413-888. Open Mon-Sat, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sun & holidays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Entry fee: 5,000 euro. To get there: Bus 102 or 501, trolley 1, or Metropolitana to Montesanto and walk. The magnificently decorated halls and rooms contain the original Bourbon furniture, paintings, statues and porcelain. The Palace also houses the National Library (tel. 402-842) which has several collections, including approximately 2,000 papyri uncovered at Herculaneum.
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Things To Do: Napoli Sotteranea
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First you must choose which tour to go on. They offer tours in Italian, German and English. Then you decend down 138 steps into the heart of the city where the guide takes you on an 1.5 hour tour of the "caverns" There you learn about the way it was built, the way it was used during WWII for a shelter, and why it was stopped being used because of the Cholera epidemic. It is truly an architectural masterpiece given the time it was built. Just on top of the underground lies the enormous body of the Basilica di San Paolo Maggiore, which was constructed in the place on which the Roman Temple of Dioscuri once stood. The Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore has the deambulatorio that crosses the dome and makes it one of the most important examples of gothic style in Italy, giving a religious presence to the commercial urban center, which was once a piazza (Agorà) in the Greek Neapolis. Immediatlely after the enormous bell that emerges from the side, lies Via di San Gregorio Armeno, which was known as Via Degli Augustali in Roman times. Now days has the name of “Via dei Pastori,” which means “Street of the Shepards”, because of the numerous artisan shops that build biblical dioramas on this street. Returning to the piazza, we cross Via Dei Tribunali which was once a major street of Greek-Roman Naples. This street runs into a smaller street with a close end, that takes us to the fascinating world of underground Naples.
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Address: Via Tribunali
Directions: Just south of Via Duomo, located on the western side of the street. Keep your eyes peeled, it's easy to miss. But it's right next to the San Paolo Maggiore Church.
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ttsui Mon Feb 18, 2008 19:34 UTC We just got back from a 2 week trip to Naples, Amalfi and Rome. While in Naples, we ate at Trianon twice. It is indeed THE best pizza in the world! | kevanrijn Tue Feb 20, 2007 06:32 UTC I so enjoyed your Naples pages & tips. I lived there for 2.5 years and my son was born there. I was there from 1975-1977--yes, the dark ages! Is Tony's Sampan Chinese restaurant near NSA Naples still there? I had an apartment in Pianura! | 1courage Tue Nov 7, 2006 22:48 UTC HI! That`s one great page. I can easily imagine, how beautiful can be a wedding in such an extraordinary church! Greetings! | madamx Wed Aug 9, 2006 03:59 UTC Hi Jeff, thanks for some great tips about Naples. Looking forward to having real italian pizza! Greetings from Calgary ~ Helen |
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