Naples - Naples, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast - page 134

Mergellina & Posillipo

Sights

1 Parco Vergiliano B2

2 Porticciolo B3

Sleeping

3 Hotel Ausonia C2

Eating

4 Chalet Ciro Mergellina B3

5 Di Girolamo Giuseppe B2

6 Don Salvatore B4

Shopping

7 Anna Matuozzo B2

HARBOUR

Porticciolo
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( Via Francesco Caracciolo; Mergellina) Once home to the area's fishing fleet,
Mergellina's marina is now a crowd-pulling combo of anchored yachts and kitsch Neapol-
itan chalets, neon-lit seaside gelaterie and bars. Pick up an ice-cream brioche at Chalet
Ciro Mergellina and soak up the postcard view of the castello (castle) and volcano.
From here, opt for a lazy passeggiata (stroll) eastward along the car-free lungomare
(seafront; Click here ) , or, if you don't mind the incline, head southwest along Via Posil-
lipo for enchanting vistas of the bay, the city and lushly gardened villas.

Parco Vergiliano
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( 081 66 93 90; Salita dell Grotta 20; 9am-6pm; Mergellina) Head up the steep
steps at this off-the-radar park and you'll find yourself peering into the world's longest
Roman tunnel. A 700m-long affair, it once linked Naples to Pozzuoli. At the top of the

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