Naples is the 3rd largest city in Italy with a population of almost 1 million people.  It is also has the 5th highest population density in Europe.


Places of interest in Naples and the surrounding area
Naples
    Museo Archeologico Nazionale 
                contains the majority of the paintings and mosaics from Pompeii
    City Centre - UNESCO World Heritage Site
           Church of Santa Chiara -1260 Gothic church with Roman Ruins
           Castel Nuovo - "New Castle", built in 1282 - Civic Museum
    Basilica di Santa Maria della Sanita - catacombs
    Museo di Capodimonte (National Museum)
    Piazza del Plebiscito - largest square in Naples - bordered by the Royal Palace and a church
    Spaccanapoli - (Naples Splitter) - main street
     San Lorenzo Maggiore - medieval church
    Via Pignasecca - open air market

     Castel dell'ovo
     Santa Luccia

     Food
        Pizza - Pizzeria Da Michele  (fold pizza in 4)
        Mozzarella
Amalfi Coast

Capri - Italian island
     Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra) - sea cave on the coast with blue illumination from sunlight   
             reflecting on water, must go on small rowing boat for 2 to enter cave
Herculaneum 
      this city was buried the same day as Pompeii and is more preserved
Mount Vesuvius - active volcano

Pompeii - UNESCO World Heritage Site
       ruins of the city covered by ashes in 79 AD from Mt Vesuvius eruption
Positano - south of Naples
    
Sorrento - on the Amalfi Coast
    small town close to Naples - pop 16,000; large producer of limoncello


Excursions from Naples offered on Disney Mediterranean Cruise in 2007