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Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in Pescara | No Comments »

Pescara has two train stations , though unless you're leaving the country you only need to use one, Stazione Centrale (the other, Porta Nuova, is ... Read more..

Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Naples | No Comments »

Naples isn't really a city of museums - there's more on the streets that's worth observing on the whole, and most displays of interest are kept in situ ... Read more..

Duomo

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Naples | No Comments »

The Duomo , sharp on the right and tucked away unassumingly from the main street, is a Gothic building from the early thirteenth century (though ... Read more..

Centro Storico

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Naples | No Comments »

However you actually get to Naples, there's a good chance that the first place you'll see is Piazza Garibaldi , a long, wide square crisscrossed by traffic lanes that cuts ... Read more..

Vómero

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Naples | No Comments »

Like Chiaia below and Mergellina to the west, VÓMERO - the district topping the hill immediately above the old city - is one of Naples' ... Read more..

Eating

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Naples | No Comments »

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About Naples

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Practicalities

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Bríndisi | No Comments »

Arriving by ferry from Greece leaves you at one of three landing stages: two of these are on Via del ... Read more..

Practicalities

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Benevento | No Comments »

Benevento is roughly 60km from Naples, and buses run roughly every two hours from Piazza Garibaldi - an hour-and-a-half trip. ... Read more..

Painting and sculpture

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 Posted in Italy Painting and Sculpture | No Comments »

Italy's contribution to European painting and sculpture far surpasses that of any other nation. This is in part due to the triumph of the Renaissance period, but Italy can also ... Read more..