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Naples
POP 3,100,000
Includes ยป
Why Go?
Many visitors see Naples as little more than an unruly porthole to destinations like Capri
and the Amalfi Coast. Big mistake. Italy's third largest city is one of its oldest, most artistic
and most delicious. Its
centro storico
(historic centre) is a Unesco World Heritage Site, its
museums boast some of Europe's finest archaeology and art, and its swag of royal palaces
and castles make Rome look positively provincial. Then there's the food: Naples is one of
Italy's culinary heavyweights, serving up the country's best pizza, pasta and coffee.
Certainly, Naples can feel anarchic, tattered and unloved. But look beyond the grime and
graffiti and you'll uncover a city of breathtaking frescoes, sculptures and panoramas, of be-
witching street life, of spontaneous conversations and profound humanity. Welcome to
Italy's most unlikely masterpiece.
