Naples and Posillipo
Naples is full of legends and myths and its history goes far to the ancient times.
Romans have always respected Naples and a greek colony and they have always given the city a certain kind of autonomy .
The first greek settlement, Palepoli, took place on Megaride and on Echia Mount. Namely a little island where you can still find Castel dell’Ovo and actual Pizzofalcone.
Some centuries later, the Greek decided to move to the New City, Neapolis, aka Spaccanapoli. Its position made all travellers dream during centuries.
As it is very easy to get to the historical centre by foot or by public transport, we will focused on different places but they do still enjoy a timeless charm.
Castel dell’Ovo in Napoli
What to see
On Posillipo Hill, you can see beautiful buildings built during the 18th century. One example above all is Palazzo Donn’Anna, built as a wish of Anna Carafa ( viceroy Ramiro Nunez de Guzman’s wife) and commissioned to Cosimo Fanzago. It remained incomplete for several issues but it has great charm because it is collocated among sea and different ancient roman ruins.
If you keep going to Pozzuoli you can find Gaiola, a tiny island that maybe it used to be edge of the promontory and separated as a will of Lucullo.
Gaiola has a sinister charm, all the owners died in strange and misterious ways, now it is the head office of Gaiola Onlus, a centre of interdisciplinary studies that works for scientific publication regarding “Parco sommerso della Gaiola” and its naturalistic and archaeological wealth.
For all the people who want to have some air we can also suggest to go to Parco Virgiliano. Here you can enjoy a wonderful landscape to the Gulf of Naples and Campi Flegrei, rich in history and myth.
How to get to Posillipo
From Capodichino Airport: you can get on Alibus to Piazza Garibaldi. Then get on linea 2 Underground, direction Campi Flegrei, your stop will be Mergellina station and then n° 140 bus.
From Naples Station: you can get on any train to Campi Flegrei and your stop will be Mergellina station and get on n° 140 bus.
By car: enter “tangenziale”, direction Pozzuoli, get out in Vomero and follow directions to Via CIlea. Carry on to Corso Europa, then Via Manzoni and drive the road to Posillipo Hill.
If you don’t want to follow timetables and wait for trains and buses and prefer a personalised service according to your needs, you can easy get to Posillipo using our “transfer” or every part of the City in a quick and safe way.
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You could even have spare time to visit places as Pompeii or Amalfi Coast!
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