{"id":690,"date":"2011-06-10T07:09:42","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T05:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walks.friday.ie\/?p=690"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:27:34","slug":"why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy","title":{"rendered":"Why Visit Naples? 9 Reasons Not to Skip Napoli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tell even the most resolute lovers of Italy to visit Naples, and the reactions vary &#8212; from shock to horror. For many, the name alone seems to conjure up images of garbage crisis and Mafia, runaway crime rates and bullets flying in the street.<\/p>\n<p>And yes: Naples is gritty. It&#8217;s chaotic. It&#8217;s crazy.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also one of the most utterly fascinating places in Italy. And unlike anywhere else you&#8217;ll go.<\/p>\n<p>Here, nine reasons why you <em>shouldn&#8217;t <\/em>skip this crazy, and beautiful, city.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy\/#Naples_boasts_the_best_pizza_youll_ever_taste\" >Naples boasts the best pizza you&#8217;ll ever taste<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy\/#All_those_treasures_from_Pompeii_Theyre_in_the_National_Archaeological_Museum%E2%80%A6_in_Naples\" >All those treasures from Pompeii? They&#8217;re in the National Archaeological Museum&#8230; in Naples<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy\/#Naples_has_an_entire_underground_city\" >Naples has an entire underground city<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy\/#Naples_has_three_castles\" >Naples has three castles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy\/#Caravaggio_Michelangelo_and_Raphael_oh_my\" >Caravaggio, Michelangelo, and Raphael, oh my!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy\/#The_city_is_laid-back_but_lively\" >The city is laid-back but lively<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy\/#Pastries_pastries_pastries\" >Pastries, pastries, pastries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy\/#Youll_find_sculptures_both_Baroque_and_bizarre\" >You&#8217;ll find sculptures both Baroque and bizarre<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy\/#You_cant_beat_scooter-dodging_as_an_adventure_sport\" >You can&#8217;t beat scooter-dodging as an adventure sport<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/why-visit-naples-rome-day-trip-campania-italy\/#Lets_be_honest_youre_probably_going_here_anyway%E2%80%A6\" >Let&#8217;s be honest, you&#8217;re probably going here anyway&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Naples_boasts_the_best_pizza_youll_ever_taste\"><\/span><strong>Naples boasts the best pizza you&#8217;ll ever taste<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_25025\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25025\" class=\"wp-image-25025 size-full\" title=\"Pizza from Di Matteo might just be one of the best reasons to go to Naples\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/DSC_01951-new.jpg\" alt=\"Pizza from Napoli, italy \" width=\"950\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/DSC_01951-new.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/DSC_01951-new-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pizza from Di Matteo: a great reason to go to Naples<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ask any Italian where the best <a href=\"https:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/food-and-wine\/italian-pizza-dough-recipe\">pizza in Italy<\/a> comes from, and the answer will be &#8211; begrudgingly &#8211; the same: &#8220;<em>Napoli.&#8221; <\/em>This is\u00a0where pizza was invented, and since the 19th century, the Neapolitans have raised it to a fine art. Some of Naples&#8217; best pizzerias can be found on Via dei Tribunali, a kind of holy grail for pizza-lovers. Our advice: Head past longtime favorite Da Michele &#8212; which, particularly since its incarnation in <em>Eat, Pray, Love, <\/em>has become increasingly touristy &#8212; for I Decumani (Via dei Tribunali 58-61) or Di Matteo (Via Tribunali 94). But don&#8217;t take our word for it: Try them all. If you want to make your own pizza at home don&#8217;t miss our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/food-and-wine\/italian-pizza-dough-recipe\">blog on how to make real Italian pizza<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"All_those_treasures_from_Pompeii_Theyre_in_the_National_Archaeological_Museum%E2%80%A6_in_Naples\"><\/span><strong>All those treasures from Pompeii? They&#8217;re in the National Archaeological Museum&#8230; in<strong> Naples<\/strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Very, very few of the frescoes, sculptures, mosaics, and everyday items from Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the other sites devastated by Mt. Vesuvius are <em>in situ. <\/em>Instead, they&#8217;re in Naples. The city&#8217;s archaeological museum is one of the best in Italy, if not the world, chock-full of such ancient treasures as the Farnese Bull, Artemis of Ephesus, and dozens of extraordinary frescoes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17992\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17992\" class=\"wp-image-17992 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4729741508_2aaa320e90_k-archeological-museum-naples.jpg\" alt=\"Leaping pig statue at Naples' Archeological Museum\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4729741508_2aaa320e90_k-archeological-museum-naples.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4729741508_2aaa320e90_k-archeological-museum-naples-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naples&#8217; Archeological Museum has mosaics, paintings, statues, and much more. Photo credit: Fran\u00e7ois Philipp<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re lucky, the Gabinetto Segreto, with erotic artifacts taken from the, ahem, less-respectable establishments of Pompeii and Herculaneum, might be open (it&#8217;s been closed for ages). This doesn&#8217;t mean you should miss Pompeii though. Check out our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/pompeii\/guide-visiting-pompeii\">comprehensive guide to visiting Pompeii<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Naples_has_an_entire_underground_city\"><\/span><strong>Naples has an entire underground city<br \/>\n<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Naples is built on tuff, a soft, volcanic stone. For the past 2,500 years, residents have made use of this tuff, from the ancient Greeks on up to today, by digging chambers and passageways beneath the city. Today, Naples&#8217; subterranean gems include everything from ancient Greek aqueducts to pagan burial chambers, Christian catacombs to World War II air raid shelters. You can visit the underground with an English tour with <a title=\"Underground tours of Naples\" href=\"http:\/\/www.napolisotterranea.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Napoli Sotterranea<\/a>, or visit the catacombs at the Catacombs of San Gennaro on Via Capodimonte 13 or the <a title=\"Catacombs of Santa Maria della Sanita in Naples\" href=\"http:\/\/www.santamariadellasanita.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catacombs of San Gaudioso<\/a> at Piazza Sanit\u00e0 14.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Naples_has_three_castles\"><\/span><strong>Naples has three castles<br \/>\n<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_713\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Castle-in-Naples.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-713\" class=\"size-full wp-image-713 \" title=\"Castle in Naples\" src=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Castle-in-Naples.jpg\" alt=\"Castel dell'Ovo in Napoli\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Castle-in-Naples.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Castle-in-Naples-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of Naples&#8217; three castles&#8230; or is it four?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Count &#8217;em. There&#8217;s the Castel Nuovo, built in 1279 by Charles I of Anjou; Castel dell&#8217;Ovo, with ancient origins and pretty much the best name (&#8220;Egg Castle&#8221;) ever; and Castel Sant&#8217;Elmo, a fortress towering over the city that dates back to at least 1275. There&#8217;s also Castel Capuano, a 12th-century castle at the east end of Via dei Tribunali, but it was so heavily restored it&#8217;s tough to see the 12th-century character beneath the facade. If you love visiting castles, you should read our<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/all-around-italy\/ten-of-the-most-beautiful-castles-in-italy\"> list of the most beautiful\u00a0castles in Italy<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Caravaggio_Michelangelo_and_Raphael_oh_my\"><\/span><strong>Caravaggio, Michelangelo, and Raphael, oh my! <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_702\" style=\"width: 1626px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/06danae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-702\" class=\"wp-image-702 size-full\" title=\"Titian's Danae in the Capodimonte in Naples\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/06danae.jpg\" alt=\"Seeing art at the Capodimonte museum is one great reason to go to Napoli\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/06danae.jpg 1616w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/06danae-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/06danae-1536x1046.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1616px) 100vw, 1616px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Titian&#8217;s Danae at the Capodimonte museum<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you have even a passing interest in art, you <em>must <\/em>pass through Naples. Why? Because of the Capodimonte. This museum has more gems than any collection in Italy aside from the <a href=\"https:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/florence-tours\/florence-tours-full-day\/\">Uffizi<\/a> &#8212; and yet you don&#8217;t have to vie for space in front of its masterpieces. The Capodimonte boasts pieces by Caravaggio, Raphael, <a href=\"https:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/vatican\/interesting-facts-about-michelangelo\">Michelangelo<\/a>, Botticelli, Titian, Bellini, El Greco, Artemisia Gentileschi, even an Andy Warhol of Mt. Vesuvius erupting&#8230; among others.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_city_is_laid-back_but_lively\"><\/span><strong>The city is laid-back but lively<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the one hand, few cities could seem more laid-back than Naples. Few stores or sites open before 10am; everything closes again around noon or 1, not to reopen until 3 or 4pm.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25003 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/DSC_0180-new-e1772028378725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"437\" \/>\n<p>But in the evening, the streets, particularly around the university and the <em>Spaccanapoli<\/em> (literally &#8220;breaks Napoli,&#8221; this is the street that cuts Naples&#8217; historical center in two), comes alive. Hotspots include Piazza Dante, the coastline stretch of bars and restaurants by the Castel dell&#8217;Ovo, and the Chiaia, an elegant nightlife area between Piazza Amadeo and Piazza dei Martiri.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pastries_pastries_pastries\"><\/span><strong>Pastries, pastries, pastries<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_703\" style=\"width: 313px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Rum-baba-from-Naples-pastry-food.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-703\" class=\"wp-image-703 size-full\" title=\"Rum baba from Naples\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Rum-baba-from-Naples-pastry-food.jpg\" alt=\"Naples pastries are one great reason to visit Napoli\" width=\"303\" height=\"396\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rum baba: just one reason to visit Naples<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pizza is far from the only food Naples does well. Its <em>fritti <\/em>(fried offerings), <a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/best-seafood-naples-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seafood<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/pasta-from-naples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pastas<\/a> are top-notch, too. But the one thing you <em>can&#8217;t <\/em>miss is the bakery. Thanks to Naples&#8217; mixed heritage &#8212; from the 12th to 19th centuries, the French, Spanish, Austrians, and Bourbons all claimed control at some point &#8212; its pastries have picked up the best of all foreign influences. Don&#8217;t miss the <a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/neapolitan-pastries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>baba, zeppola, sfogliatelle <\/em>or, around Easter, the <\/a><em>pastiera.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Youll_find_sculptures_both_Baroque_and_bizarre\"><\/span>You&#8217;ll find sculptures both Baroque and bizarre<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/art-museums-in-naples\">Art in Naples<\/a> is hardly limited to the Capodimonte or archaeological museum. For some of the best, check out the Cappello Sansevero, a 16th-century chapel filled with 18th-century sculptures of the late Baroque period, all emotive and over-the-top. The most famous, Giuseppe Sanmartino&#8217;s <em>Veiled Christ, <\/em>is a masterpiece of expression &#8212; even through the veil covering the face.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss the sculptures of another kind, just downstairs from the chapel: These &#8220;anatomic models&#8221; are 18th-century people whose skeletons, arteries and veins have all been preserved to this day (the other theory, that the blood vessels are actually made of beeswax, wire and silk, is far less fun). Turns out, <em>Bodies <\/em>was an exhibit long before the present day.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_cant_beat_scooter-dodging_as_an_adventure_sport\"><\/span>You can&#8217;t beat scooter-dodging as an adventure sport<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When people say Naples is &#8220;crazy,&#8221; this is the kind of scene they mean: A <em>motorino <\/em>whizzing down a narrow, cobblestoned street at 50mph, scattering locals in its way. Dad&#8217;s in the front, Mom&#8217;s in the back, and little Paolo is squeezed tight between the two of them. None of them have helmets on.<\/p>\n<p>Since we don&#8217;t have a death wish for our readers, we absolutely don&#8217;t, and won&#8217;t, recommend getting on a scooter while you&#8217;re in Naples. But simply walking down the street can be adventure sport enough. Who knew strolling through a city could be so, well, fun?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_706\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-706\" class=\"wp-image-706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0187-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0187-scaled.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0187-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0187-1020x1536.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Make sure to watch out for scooters and motorcyles in Naples.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lets_be_honest_youre_probably_going_here_anyway%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>Let&#8217;s be honest, you&#8217;re probably going here anyway&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_12798\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12798\" class=\"wp-image-12798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ancient-Roman-town-of-Pompeii-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ancient-Roman-town-of-Pompeii-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ancient-Roman-town-of-Pompeii-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ancient-Roman-town-of-Pompeii-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Going to Pompeii? Then you might already be passing through Naples.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Or at least passing through. If you&#8217;re planning on making a trip to Pompeii, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/day-trips-from-naples\">Herculaneum<\/a>, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/amalfi-coast-towns-guide\">Amalfi Coast<\/a>, you&#8217;re <em>so <\/em>close. And if you&#8217;re heading to those spots from Rome, you&#8217;re most likely passing <em>right through Naples. <\/em>And given the eight reasons listed above&#8230;wouldn&#8217;t it be a shame to stay on the train?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready to turn your trip to Italy into an unforgettable experience?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discover the full range of expertly led experiences at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/\"><strong>Walks Of Italy<\/strong>,<\/a> where passionate local guides bring history, stories, and iconic sights to life. From world-famous landmarks and museums to immersive food and cultural experiences, these small-group guided tours offer deeper insight, seamless access, and unforgettable moments you\u2019d miss on your own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore Italy with experts who know it best\u2014and see the country through local eyes.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tell even the most resolute lovers of Italy to visit Naples, and the reactions vary &#8212; from shock to horror. For many, the name alone seems to conjure up images of garbage crisis and Mafia, runaway crime rates and bullets flying in the street. And yes: Naples is gritty. It&#8217;s chaotic. It&#8217;s crazy. 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