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drink. The adjoining Palazzo Reale is also home to the theatre's new multimedia museum,
Memus (
Click here
)
.
THEATRE
Galleria Toledo
( 081 42 50 37;
www.galleriatoledo.org
;
Via Concezione a Montecalvario 34; box
office 6-7.30pm Tue-Sat; Toledo)
If it's cutting edge, independent or experimental,
chances are it's playing at this cult-status theatre, tucked away in the Quartieri Spagnoli.
Gigs span both local and global plays and live music, with the odd offbeat arthouse flick
thrown in for good measure. Phone bookings are taken (including at weekends), with tick-
et pick-up at the box office 30 minutes prior to the performance.
Sport
FOOTBALL
Stadio San Paolo
Offline map
( Piazzale Vincenzo Tecchio; Napoli Campi Flegrei)
Naples' football team Napoli is
the third-most supported in Italy after Juventus and Milan, and watching them play in the
country's third-largest stadium is a highly charged rush. The season runs from late August
to late May, with seats costing between €20 and €100. Book tickets from tobacconists,
Azzurro Service
( 081 593 40 01;
www.azzurroservice.net
; Via Francesco Galeota
19; 9am-1pm & 3.30-7pm Mon-Fri, also Sat & Sun on match days; Napoli Campi
www.boxofficenapoli.it
;
Galleria Umberto I 17; 9.30am-8pm Mon-Fri,
9.30am-1.30pm & 4.30-8pm Sat; R2 to Piazza Trieste e Trento)
and don't forget your
photo ID. On match days, tickets are also available at the stadium itself.
Shopping
Shopping in Naples is a highly idiosyncratic experience, dominated by specialist, family-
heirloom businesses. For Neapolitan tailors and high-end labels, hit Chiaia's Via Calab-
ritto, Via dei Mille and Via Gaetano Filangieri. For antiques, explore Via Domenico
Morelli in Chiaia and Via Costantinopoli in the
centro storico
. Also in the
centro storico
,
hit up-and-coming Vico San Domenico Maggiore for interesting little shops selling
everything from vintage threads to organic soaps. For the ultimate Neapolitan shopping
experience, however, explore the legendary markets, home to everything from dirt-cheap
