Castleton

Planning a daytrip to Naples from Rome. How feasible is it to walk from the train station to the old center of the city, to the port area, then back to the station? Looks fairly doable from a map, but haven't been there before. Any comments?

JQReports

We had one day in Naples at the end of a recent trip. The map we used had four walking tours in the triangular area you mention (Piazza Garibaldi, Piazza Plabiscito and Piazza Museo). Very walkable, interesting and bustling.

I think it took us about an hour to walk with full packs from the ferry terminus to Piazza Garibaldi, walking along Corso Umberto. There was not much traffic early on because of a marathon, but I would avoid Corso Umberto because there is a lot of digging for a new metro line.

If you are planning on taking one of the funiculars for a ride, the one that leaves from the Montesanto metro stop is closed.

ira

Hi castleton,

If you take the metro from the train station to the Archaeological Museum, your walk will be down hill.

You might find the Naples part of my trip report helpful.
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34451044

Castleton

Thanks for responding. Don't have a map in front of me right now - how far is the museum from P. Garibaldi?

dln

You'll get there within the hour, Castelton, not because of the distance per se, but because there's so much to look at on the way. We walked all over Naples when we were there; in fact we had farther to go than you because we started at the docks and made our way up to the Museum. The funicular is pretty cool--use that to get to the upper city of Naples. Go to the tourist office when you arrive and they'll plan out a walking route for you. And if you're really nice, they'll even tell you where the best pizza is. O

mmr41

You should be able to do a basic tour of Napoli in a few hours. Use a guide like Fodors or Insight to direct you through Spaccnapoli.

The Duomo for the blood of San Gennaro, the wonderful courtyard of Santa Chiara, don't miss Cappella di Sansevero for the veiled Christ statue.

There will be many pastry shops along the way, butr save some room for the best pizza in Italy. Brandi, the most famous, da Michelle and my favorite, Port d' Alba.

All in all, Naples is different from most of the other cities in Italy. It is vibrant, alive and sometimes loud, sometimes grimy. The beauty is in the people. Just watch your belongings, but dont be paranoid.

Buon viaggio!!!!