Naples Travel Blog

Deciding what to do when traveling is often one of the most challenging parts of planning a vacation in Italy. I pour through books, read countless articles online and tend to ask friends or on Twitter for restaurant recommendations and insider tips. Since I discovered NileGuide, I’ve found the...

Although you might not think of romance when it comes to the Napoli Sotterranea, the labyrinth of passageways that lie under the city of Naples, that is where I found this beautiful sentiment scratched into the wall along with generations of graffiti … “Life without love is a desert.”...

By Laura Thayer Last month Jessica Spiegel from the WhyGo Italy Travel Guide stopped by my personal blog, Ciao Amalfi!, and wrote about Finding “Real” Italy in Venice & Naples. Jessica visited Naples for the first time last year and was smitten. I love reading about her experiences...

By Laura Thayer   I love taking photographs for a myriad of reasons, and find it hard to leave the house without a camera. You just never know when you’ll happen across something unforgettable – a glimmer of light, a cascade of colors in a street market, an impromptu street performance or...

  Are your travels taking you to Naples, Italy this month? Great news! There’s a lot to do in Naples in June, and the beautiful spring weather makes being out and about all the more enjoyable. Here’s a look at some of the events going on in Naples this month: Napoli Film Festival, June 5th-11th,...

Looking for an absolutely magical way to spend Saturday night? This Saturday, may 15th, is La Notte dei Musei in Campania. Tomorrow from 8pm to 2am thirty two (yes, 32!) museums and historical sights in Campania will be open for free (last entrance 1am). That includes major sights like the National...

For travelers coming to Naples to discover the city’s rich ancient history and archaeology, one of the highlights will be stepping through the front doors of the National Archaeology Museum (Museo Archeologico Nazionale). Inside is housed one of the world’s finest collections of ancient art....

As if the beautiful spring weather wasn’t enough, May is a wonderful time to visit Naples and Campania because of the special events taking place all month long for Maggio dei Monumenti. This is a month long celebration of the city’s rich artistic, architectural and cultural heritage, and...

Naples brings to mind many things for first time visitors – often the famous Neapolitan pizza, Mt. Vesuvius looming nearby with its silent yet ever-present reminder of volcanic force, and the beauty of the Bay of Naples with the islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida tempting countless visitors...

Opera fans visiting Naples this month are in for a real treat! Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata is being staged at the opulent Teatro San Carlo in Naples from April 15 – 23rd. For more details and to buy tickets visit the Teatro San Carlo website. Teatro San Carlo by liberalmind1012 on flickr.com