From Vomero district you can see beautiful views of the city of Naples and Mount Vesuvius.
Sunrise and Mount Vesuvius.
A view from the St. Elmo Castle. The cross-shaped arcade is beautiful!
Villa Floridiana. Inside the villa there is a Pottery museum.
A view from the observatory (1)
Capri is seen in front of you.
A view from the observatory of the Villa Floridiana (2)
Unfortunately it was cloudy....
As a famous saying, "See Naples and die (Vedi Napoli, e poi muori)", you can see an amazing panorama of Capri island, Sorrento peninsula in the beautiful Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius. From this hill you can overlook whole city of Naples, too. Don't you want to see a beautiful view like a postcard? If so, let's go to the Vomero district.
The building completed in 1329 was repaired many times and his initial style has been transformed. The castle now has a unique beauty as a star-shaped fort. You can enjoy a scenic view from the summit. 360 degree views overlooking Naples!! It's also beautiful a view from the adjacent National Museum of St. Martin (Museo Nazionale di San Martino), however, the best is here from the castel of St. Elmo!
From the square in front of the museum you can see a beautiful panorama of streets of Naples and mount Vesuvius. The sunrise from here is spectacular.
It's a green public park. In the garden there is an observatory and from here you can enjoy the city of Naples, Sorrento peninsula and Capri Island.
The most recommended fashion area in Naples is Chiaia district, but here Vomero is also very fashionable. It's fun to check out the Italian fashion.
To go to the Vomero district, you can take a cable car (funicolare) or metro and bus.
By Metro:
Use the Line 1 (Liena1) and get off at the Vanvitelli stop. It's the main stop in the central area of the Vomero district.
By cable car (funicolare):
There are three lines. It takes only five minutes by each line.
(1) Central Line from the first stop Augusto to the last stop Piazza Fuga
(2) Montesanto Line from the first stop Montesanto to the last stop Morghen
(3) Chiaia Line from the first stop P. Margherita to the last stop Cimarosa
All of last stops are situated in the Vanvitelli Square, in the central area of Vomero district.
It would be easy to take (1) line for tourists.
From the Naples Railway Central Station (p. Garibaldi):
Take a bus R2 at the station square to the stop of San Carlo theater (v. San Carlo) → walk through the arcade (Galleria) → go to the Toledo street (Via Toledo) → the cable car's station is in front of the ZARA shop.
By bus:
Take a bus C28 of the ANM Company at the Vittoria Square (Piazza Vittoria), and get off at the last stop in the Scaletti street (Via Scarlatti). Ride time is 30 minutes. It's also recommended to enjoy scenery while riding the bus.
Bus Timetable: http://www.anm.it/Upload/RES/PDF/LINEE/linea%20C28.pdf
St. Martin Museum (Museo di San Martino) | |
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Address | Largo S. Martino 8-Napoli Italy |
Price | 6 euros |
Opening Hours | 8:30-19:30 (閉館1時間前まで入場) |
Closed | Wednesday |
St. Elmo castle (Castel Sant'Elmo) | |
Price | 3 euros |
Opening Hours | 9:00-18:30 |
Closed | Tuesday |
How to reach | From the Vomero's central square, Piazza Vanvitelli go on the top of the hill. (there are also escalators on the way). At the end there is Montesanto cable car stop. Continue to climb to the left street and turn right. After the entrance of the St. Elmo Castle, walk to the museum entrance directly. It takes 20 minutes from the square by foot. |
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Villa Floridiana | |
Address | Via Cimarosa,77-Napoli Italy |
Opening Hours | from 9:00 to 1hour before of Sunset |
How to reach | From the last stop of the central line of the cable car, Piazza Fuga, go straight down. It takes only three minutes. The entrance is on your left, in front of a restaurant Rosso Pomodoro. From Vomero district you can see beautiful views of the city of Naples and Mount Vesuvius. |
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