Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Head for the small
Tourist Office
( 089 87 70 87;
www.proloco.minori.sa.it
; Via
Roma 30; 9am-noon & 5-8pm Mon-Sat, 9-11am Sun)
on the seafront for general in-
formation and walking maps.
Sights
Villa Roma Antiquarium
( 089 85 28 93; Via Capodipiazza 28; 9am-7pm)
The splendid 1st-century
Villa Roma Antiquarium is a typical example of the sort that Roman nobles built as holi-
day homes in the period before Mt Vesuvius' AD 79 eruption. The best-preserved rooms
surround the garden on the lower level.
There's also an interesting two-room museum exhibiting various artifacts, including a
collection of 6th-century BC to 6th-century AD amphorae.
HISTORIC BUILDING
Festivals & Events
Gustaminori
Food lovers on the coast gather in Minori in early September for the town's annual food
jamboree with pasta stalls (and the like) throughout the town, as well as live music.
FOOD FESTIVAL
Eating
Il Giardiniello €€
( 089 87 70 50;
www.ristorantegiardiniello.com
; Corso Vittorio Emanuele 17; menu
€30, pizza from €8; Thu-Tue)
Easy to find, just up from the seafront on a bustling ped-
estrian street, Giardiniello has been pleasing local palates since 1955. Sit on the outside
terrace surrounded by fragrant jasmine and enjoy a 40cm pizza to share (€16) or a girth-
expanding menu with the local specialty
scialatielli
followed by local fish and dessert,
plus wine.
CAMPANIAN
Gambardella €
( 089 87 72 99; Piazza Cantilena 7; pastries from €1.50)
Tucked behind the pretty
buttercup-lemon church, this is the place to come for superb coffee and exemplary pastries
PASTICCERIA
