NAPLES, ITALY : FACTS, FIGURES AND TOURIST INFORMATION



Naples facts and tourist information for Rome, Italy
NAPLES, ITALY : FACTS, FIGURES AND TOURIST INFORMATION :
   
FACTS:
   Name: Napoli
Pronounced: na-pol-ee
Region: Campania
Population: Around 1 million.
Area code: 081

  
 
AIRPORT:
Capodichino, 7km north of city centre - bus takes 20 mins to central Naples, or taxi.

  
   
TRAINS:
   Rail terminus: Napoli Centrale or Stazione Mergellina, both city centre.

  
   
TRANSPORT:
   ANM buses are reliable though slow and busy. Metropolitana underground service. Three funiculars run up the hill of the Vomero. Taxis can be slow and charging uncertain, ensure the meter is on when you start your ride. Driving in Naples is only for the brave; walking is by far the best way to get around.

  
   
TOURIST INFORMATION:
   Stazione Centrale, tel 081.268.779, 8am-8pm Mon-Sat, 9am-2pm Sunday.

  
   
EMBASSIES / CONSULATES:
   UK: Via dei Mille, 40.80.121 Napoli Tel: 081 423 8911
USA: Piazza della Repubblica, Tel: 081 583 8111
Germany: Via Crispi Francesco, 69 Tel: 081 248 8511
Canada: Via Carducci Giosue', 29, Tel: 081 401338
France: Via Crispi Francesco, 86, Tel: 081 598 0711
Spain: Via dei Mille, 40, Tel: 081 411157

  
   
HOSPITAL / EMERGENCY:
   Pharmacists (farmacia) are qualified to give advice on minor ailments and to dispense prescriptions. There will always be a 24-hour one 'on turn'. Dial 112 anywhere in the EU to reach the emergency services. Additional local numbers: Police 112, Ambulance113, Fire 115.

  
   
MUST SEE:
   Centro Storico, Capodimonte, Vomero, the Forcella quarter, Piazza Girolamini, Spaccanapoli quarter, Via San Gregorio Armeno, Largo di Corpo di Nilo, Capello Sansevero, Castel Nuovo, Teatro San Carlo, Piazza del Plebiscito, Santa Lucia district, Quartiere Spagnoli, Catacombe di San Gennaro, Palazzo Reale di Capodimonte, Chiaia district, Villa Communale (park), the Aquarium, funiculars up the Vomero, Certosa San Martino.

  
   
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES:
   Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Quadreria dei Girolamini, Museo Filangieri, Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Museo Nazionale di San Martino, Museo Duca di Martina.

  
   
WHAT'S ON:
   Monthly Qui Napoli magazine (from tourist offices) and younger Pagine dell’Ozio.

  
   
PLACES OF WORSHIP:
   Hundreds of churches of course, but following are also architecturally or historically very interesting: Duomo, Cappella del Pio Monte della Misericorda , church of Girolamini, San Lorenzo Maggiore, church of San Gregorio Armeno (and convent next door), Sant’Angelo a Nilo, Gesu Nuovo, Santa Chiara, Santa Maria del Carmine, San Francesco di Paola, Monteoliveto.

Synagogue, Via Cappella Vecchia 31, Tel: 081 764 3480
Anglican Church, Via San Pasquale 18, Tel: 081 411842
Baptist Church, Via Foria 93, Tel: 081 554 6317
Lutheran hurch, Via Carlo Poerio 5, Tel: 081 663207

  
   
CUISINE & WHERE TO EAT:
   Naples is the home of pizza, sold on the streets along with a dazzling array of other goodies. Calzone (stuffed pizza), potato croquettes, rich balls and courgette flowers in batter are just some of the street fare. Meat plays a much smaller part, with seafood and vegetables king, and clams, squid and octopus feature large on menus. Neopolitans are very good at pastries. Good white wines such as Biancolella and Greco di Tufo, or Taurasi red. Eat in the Mergellina district (quayside), but Naples is full of good, traditional and cheap restaurants.

 
   
BANKS & PAYMENT:
   Banking hours are usually 0830-1330 and 1530-1930 Mon. to Fri. MasterCard; Visa and Diners Club are all widely accepted. ATM availability is very good.

  
   
SHOPPING:
   Via Toledo (main shopping street), Forcella open air market, Porta Nolana fish market.

  
   
AVERAGE min/max TEMPERATURES:
   Naples temperatures:

January: 4 - 12°C
February: 4 - 13
March: 6 - 15
April: 8 - 18
May: 12 - 22
June: 16 - 26
July: 18 - 29
August: 18 - 31
September: 15 - 26
October: 11 - 22
November: 8 - 17
December: 5 - 14

  
   
EVENTS & DATES:
   Maggio dei Monumenti festival each May.
Miracle of the liquefaction of San Gennaro’s blood in the Duomo – first Saturday in May, 19 September, 16 December; celebrations following the event last a week.

  
   
POST:
   When sending mail underline the destined country and write the person's surname in capitals.
Main Post Office: Piazza Matteotti, just off Via Toledo.

  
   
NEARBY PLACES TO VISIT:
   Campania (region), Pompeii, Herculaneum, Villa Oplontis, Gulf of Naples, Capri, Ischia, Procida, Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Salerno, Paestum.

  
   
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