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From: tim..... on 22 Sep 2009 08:39 "Jack Campin - bogus address" <bogus(a)purr.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:bogus-3E4443.09590622092009(a)news.albasani.net... >>> Is Naples now a good walking-around city? Worth a couple of days? >> Don't buy anything: many fake goods! > > Some of us actually WANT to buy fake goods. But the Italian authorities don't like you to do so. Prepare yourself for a 5000 Euro fine if caught with them. (And yes I too think that they should target the sellers, not the buyers, but they have decide not to) tim
From: Walt Bilofsky on 22 Sep 2009 09:39 "bartc" <bartc(a)freeuk.com> wrote: >Walt Bilofsky wrote: > >> 1) Is Naples now a good walking-around city? Worth a couple of days? > >Maybe a couple of hours. Get a train into the central station, walk around a >bit to see how crazy the place is, then get out again. > >There are supposedly some tourist attractions, but I've always given them a >miss. I had the same negative image of Naples as most of the responders here. But Frommer's (2008) says "[Naples'] artistic and historic riches are more easily accessed since the historic center's thorough refurbishment during the 1990's. Also, police work has been effective in reducing crime and making the tourist areas safer than ever. Yet Naples is a big city and you should still keep an eye on your belongings." And in their recommended 7 day tour of Naples and Amalfi Coast they suggest two days in Naples. So - are people replying based on visits in the past 5 years, say, or on old information or prior impressions?
From: Walt Bilofsky on 22 Sep 2009 09:44 Piero <pippopappoNOSPAM(a)NOSPAMtedeschi.it> wrote: >Walt Bilofsky ha scritto: > >> 1) Is Naples now a good walking-around city? Worth a couple of days? > >I'm Italian (not from Naples, so, like many Italians, I too love and >hate Naples). >Naples is a wonderful city: you must be careful, but if you don't need >to drive (driving in Naples is TERRIBLE: no rules at all...), and if you >pay some care to your goods (don't walk with too many bags, luxury >camera, luxury mobile phone or visible money/wallet, you will not have >problems. >Don't buy anything: many fake goods! >But food is wonderful, take a view from the 'Posillipo' hill (reachable >by bus and/or funicular) is compulsory! >Also the center is very good, so I advice you to give Naples a chance... >Maybe you can sleep outside (Pompei, Sorrento) and reach daily Naples by >suburban train (Circumvesuviana). > >Ciao, Piero. Grazie, Piero. Yes, we are always careful with valuables and aware of other people when walking in large cities. Would it make sense to stay two or three nights in the historic center of Naples? Staying in Sorrento, counting travel time and waiting, it would take about 2 1/2 hours to go to Naples and back. Ciao, Walt
From: Steve Cain on 22 Sep 2009 12:21 .... We have five nights / four days to spend in the Naples / Amalfi Coast area before boarding a ship in Sorrento. In the past we've been to Pompei, and to Amalfi twice on day trips. Naples, try http://www.parteno.it/public/parteno/ Great location. Trolley hub nearby. We loved Positano. Having done the Amalfi thing perhaps you'd want to take a day trip or two from Naples to Capri? Good luck, s
From: tim..... on 22 Sep 2009 13:36
"Walt Bilofsky" <bilofsky(a)toolworks.com> wrote in message news:eikhb5prnos1gvi3vnstsuhpfae2juresp(a)4ax.com... "bartc" <bartc(a)freeuk.com> wrote: >Walt Bilofsky wrote: > >> 1) Is Naples now a good walking-around city? Worth a couple of days? > >Maybe a couple of hours. Get a train into the central station, walk around >a >bit to see how crazy the place is, then get out again. > >There are supposedly some tourist attractions, but I've always given them a >miss. >I had the same negative image of Naples as most of the responders >here. Me too. I found nothing of real interest there I'm told that there are so worthwhile art museums, but I don't do art museums. Though the complainant was that they only opened in the morning, so to do them all took twice as many days as necessary. This could have changed tim |