Monte Faito cable car (near Sorrento)
Apr 28th, 2015, 08:15 AM
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Monte Faito cable car (near Sorrento)
Does anyone know if the Monte Faito cable car is running? I think you get on it from the Castellammare di Stabia train station, on the Sorrento-Naples train line. Some posts I've seen on forums seem to suggest it's not running any more, is this right? If it is running, is it worth doing?. I believe there is a hotel within walking distance from the top which has a terrace with lovely views you could maybe visit for a drink?
Apr 30th, 2015, 12:08 PM
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I have the same question as we'll be travelling to Sorrento in September. I have found recent reviews on Trip Advisor so am hoping it will be operating. Here is a link for you.
http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attrac...a.html#REVIEWS
http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attrac...a.html#REVIEWS
Apr 30th, 2015, 06:05 PM
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http://www.eavsrl.it/web/it/content/orario-funivia
It says it operates April 1 - Oct 31 unless Easter falls in March and then it starts Holy Saturday.
It says it operates April 1 - Oct 31 unless Easter falls in March and then it starts Holy Saturday.
Apr 30th, 2015, 06:25 PM
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In another place on the Circumvesuviana website, it says it's closed for maintenance. I would check with a hotel in Castellammare.
Funivia Faito
Castellammare Faito (chiusa per manutenzione)
http://www.eavsrl.it/web/en/content/...rain-timetable
Funivia Faito
Castellammare Faito (chiusa per manutenzione)
http://www.eavsrl.it/web/en/content/...rain-timetable
Apr 30th, 2015, 11:23 PM
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May 4th, 2015, 12:34 PM
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Thanks for the replies. Sorrento Tourism also replied to me confirming that the cable car was closed. They didn't give any dates for re-opening either, so it looks like that is off the list of things to do!
May 4th, 2015, 01:34 PM
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It won't reopen until local governments responsible all come to an agreement about maintenance. As you will see if you google translate the article from Il Mattino, there is a mass of squabbling going on about who has to pay. It will probably drag on for a long time and in the meantime, local people are very inconvenienced as this is not just a tourist ride.
May 4th, 2015, 01:59 PM
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Never taken that cable car - what's the lure - what's up top - I assumed it would be, compared to many other cables I've taken, rather ho-hum but surprise me and give me another thing to have to do - if it ever gets reopened and in Italy you never know - it's like one guide said about some wooden scaffolding propping up the facade of some old church -"the scaffolding has been there so long that it is now considered to be part of the facade."
