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called
Miglio d'oro
(Golden Mile) - a once-glorious stretch of road graced by 18th-cen-
tury villas - Viva Lo Re (Long Live the King) is a stylish, inviting haven, where vintage
prints and bookshelves meet a superb wine list, gracious staff and some of the best re-
vamped regional cooking around.
Start on a high note with the artful antipasto, whose row of 'tastings' may include a
pol-
pettina di baccalà
(salted cod patty),
crocchetta di taleggio con porcino
(taleggio and por-
cini croquette) and a ricotta-filled courgette flower. Topping it all off are some delectable
desserts, like a heavenly strawberry tartlet.
Melius €
Offline map
( 081 850 25 98; Via Lepanto 156-160; 8am-2pm & 4.30-8.30pm Mon-Sat,
8am-2pm Sun; FS to Pompei)
Beef up the larder (or picnic hamper) at this luscious
gourmet deli, where local delicacies include fresh
mozzarella di bufala
, Graniano pasta,
sopressata Cilentana
(smoked salami from Cilento), citrusy Amalfi Coast marmalades
and
liquore alla mela annurca
, a liqueur made using Annurca apples. For a self-catered
treat, pick up some fragrant bread, a bottle of local Falanghina and some ready edibles;
the peppery marinated aubergines and
pizza di scarole
(escarole pie) are equally divine.
DELI
Getting There & Away
TRAIN
Circumvesuviana (
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)
operates frequent trains between Naples'
Stazione Circumvesuviana (connected to Stazione Centrale) and Sorrento, stopping at Er-
colano (€2.10 from Naples or Sorrento) and Pompeii (€2.80 from Naples, €2.10 from Sor-
rento). Alight at Ercolano-Scavi station for the Ruins of Herculanemum and Pompei
Scavi-Villa dei Misteri station for the Ruins of Pompeii.
Regional trains connect central Pompei to Naples' Stazione Centrale.
BUS
SITA
( 089 405 145;
www.sitabus.it
)
buses for Pompeii depart every 30 minutes
from Naples (€2.80), beside the central train station (Stazione Centrale). From Ercolano,
Vesuvio Express (
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)
operates buses every 40 minutes between 9.30am and 4pm
(€18, including entry to the summit) to Mt Vesuvius.
CAR
From Naples, the A3 runs southeast along the Bay of Naples. To reach the Ruins of
Herculaneum, exit at Ercolano Portico and follow the signs to car parks near the site. Use
the same exit for Mt Vesuvius, following the signs for the Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio.
