Flights to Naples

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Naples International Airport

The cobblestoned Naples is a city you won’t forget when first visited. The Italian feeling is bursting in this city! Explore all the narrow alleyways and get lost in the energy always present – by day, and by night.

MARCH 2024

When you fly to Naples, you can easily travel by boat to some of Italy’s most beautiful spots. We guide you to three paradise islands in the Gulf of Naples with contrasting character: Capri, Ischia, and Procida.

Capri

Just an hour’s boat ride from Naples, the exclusive island of Capri has enchanting cliffs, clear waters, and beautiful views.

The island’s nature is spectacular, and many are attracted by the dramatic rock formations and turquoise waters surrounding the island, which are perfect for snorkeling. There are also several caves to discover while you’re here, the most popular being the Grotta Azzurra, known for its enchanting blue light. To get here, take a boat from Capri then switch to a smaller boat for the final stretch, and enjoy the beautiful coastline along the way.

Visitors to Capri are attracted not only by its natural beauty but also by the island’s famous luxury and elegance. The heart of the popular Capri Centro offers a wide range of exclusive designer stores such as Gucci and Prada, as well as smaller boutiques where you can buy locally produced crafts including jewelry and handmade ceramics.

Don’t forget to make your way to the lively little Piazzetta during your visit—the perfect place for a relaxed afternoon coffee or a refreshing aperitif. Another attraction not to be missed is the iconic Villa San Michele, built by Axel Munthe. This enchanting location is known for its stunning gardens and fascinating collection of art and artifacts.

How to get there:

Direct ferries from Naples to Capri run regularly and the journey takes around 40–50 minutes.

Ischia

Ischia is perhaps best known for its hot, healing thermal springs, which attract visitors from all around the world looking for total relaxation. One of the most impressive destinations for this is Negombo Thermal Gardens, a gem among the island’s spas, surrounded by enchanting nature. Here, you can pamper yourself with a range of relaxing treatments or simply recharge your batteries in one of the variable temperature thermal pools.

Ischia is also perfect for adventure seekers. The spectacular Monte Epomeo offers great hiking opportunities and an incredible panoramic view of the island and the sea once you reach the summit.

How to get there:

To get to Ischia, jump on one of the ferries from Naples that depart several times a day. The journey takes between 1–1.5 hours.

Procida

Procida is a picturesque dream with colorful houses, little cobbled streets, and authentic fish restaurants along the harbor.

Marina di Corricella is one of the most charming parts of the island, featuring small colorful fishing boats and pastel houses. Stroll along the beautiful harbor and sit down at a restaurant for a bite to eat, for example, Ristorante Il Maestrale serves pasta dishes or fresh fish of the day right on the waterfront.

It is particularly captivating at sunset, so take the opportunity to visit the area during the magical golden hour and look out over the stunning Gulf of Naples. The island is also home to Santa Maria delle Grazie, a beautiful, historic, Baroque-style church that is definitely worth visiting.

How to get there:

Ferries from Naples to Procida run daily from the city’s piers, Molo Beverello and Porta di Massa. The journey takes up to an hour, but traveling from the neighboring island of Ischia is possible in around 20 minutes.

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JUNE 2023

The Amalfi Coast is often called the most beautiful coastline in the world. We give you the scoop on everything you absolutely don’t want to miss when visiting this Italian paradise – the food, the viewpoints, and the attractions.

Enjoy a room with a view in Positano

Hotel Poseidon

The family-run Hotel Poseidon has a beautiful location in Positano. You’ll enjoy a breathtaking view of the colorful coastal town and its lush green surroundings below. The hotel looks like something right out of a classic Italian movie, with colorfully decorated rooms and a delightful terrace overlooking the coast.

Mouth-watering seafood pasta

Ristorante L'Abside

Nothing beats a delicious frutti di mare on the Amalfi Coast. Thanks to its close proximity to the sea, the entire coast is teeming with incredible seafood restaurants. At Ristorante L’Abside, located in the heart of the region in the town of Amalfi, you can eat haute cuisine “Italian style”. Sit here for hours while you enjoy the view of the town’s piazza and savor the classic Italian dishes.

Day trip to Capri

Capri

Just a short boat ride from the coast lies the idyllic island of Capri. Here, you’ll find lovely beaches, crystal-clear blue waters, snorkeling grottos, and breathtaking vantage points that are perfect for a day-long adventure. The boat ride takes about an hour from Amalfi or just 30 minutes from Positano.

Photo: Capri, Unsplash

Try the locally produced limoncello

Limoncello

When visiting the Amalfi Coast, whatever you do, make sure to sample the Italian lemon liquor, limoncello. There are numerous establishments that offer tastings. Stroll through the tranquil lemon groves and enjoy this locally produced beverage made from succulent lemons.

Classic architecture in the heart of Amalfi

Duomo di Amalfi

Stunning architecture is just one more reason to visit the Amalfi Coast – and one of the most spectacular examples is the cathedral Duomo di Amalfi on the main square, Piazza del Duomo. This awe-inspiring church, which blends several architectural styles, is conveniently located in the heart of Amalfi and should absolutely not be missed.

An undiscovered gem

Spiaggia di Atrani

Atrani is a charming town near Amalfi that’s virtually remained a hidden secret. You’ll find a delightful beach here tucked in between towering mountains and historic buildings. Spiaggia di Atrani is one of the smallest towns in Italy, both in terms of population and area, and as there are surprisingly few tourists who make their way here in the summer, it continues to be a hidden gem on the Amalfi Coast.

OCTOBER 2022

Sometimes terrifying, often tricky, but always exhilarating, it’s little wonder the Amalfi Drive in Italy is considered by many to be the most spectacular road trip in Europe.

The Amalfi Coast, south of Naples in southern Italy, often heads polls of the most beautiful, romantic locations in Europe. A Unesco World Heritage Site, its tiny, pastel-colored villages are among the most photographed in Italy.

Originally built by the Romans, it snakes its way between delightful, small villages. San Pietro to Vietri sul Mare, a 50km stretch, takes about two hours, but the best way to enjoy it most is by taking your time. If the views are magnificent, the drive itself is pretty nerve-jangling. We drive with a mix of trepidation and delight along the narrow, twisting road, with just a low stone wall separating us from the sea 100m below.

Fortunately, the traffic moves slowly and after a few kilometers you’ve almost become familiar with the road and the traffic, and can enjoy the journey in full. The best advice is to take it easy and stop as often as you can – you won’t regret it. Enjoy the views, have a wander around the small villages, order an espresso and eat a mozzarella salad for lunch. And always keep in mind that the journey itself is the goal.

Positano

Positano is the most enchanting village on the Amalfi Coast with stunning pastel-colored houses that hug the cliffs. Artists and authors first discovered the village in the early 1950s, and many of them wanted to keep it a secret. One of them was Nobel laureate John Steinbeck, who found his way here by chance in 1952 and wrote the following in Harper’s Bazaar: “Nearly always, when you find a place as beautiful as Positano, your impulse is to conceal it. You think, ‘If I tell anyone, it will become crowded with tourists and they will ruin it.’” Steinbeck didn’t manage to keep Positano a secret, but at least in one way the village is indestructible – no new construction is permitted, so the town with 3,500 permanent residents can never get any bigger.

There are plenty of studios, galleries and designer stores here today, and no end of small, intimate restaurants. However, the number of hotels, the narrow coastal road and lack of parking spaces mean there’s only ever room for a limited number of visitors at any one time.

Ristorante Bruno

Pavement tables with views over the beach. Eat an Italian potato salad with anchovies and capers. You’re paying as much for the view as for the food itself, but it’s certainly worth it. Read more here.

Hotel Casa Albertina

Enjoy fabulous views over the sea, especially at sunset. Book your stay here.

Praiano

We continue to the neighboring village of Praiano, one of the less well-known parts of the Amalfi Coast – and one that proves to be a genuine pearl. Casa Angelina, a minimalist luxury hotel is blasted into the rock. It’s like stepping inside a giant cream cake, where the furniture, walls, ceilings and floors are chalk white. The contrast with the fantastic views of the clear blue sea and equally blue sky is an -experience in itself. It’s here we meet Annarita Aprea:

“It was only when I started working here at the hotel 10 years ago, that I discovered Praiano’s unspoiled charm and authenticity, in contrast to Positano and Amalfi, where there are so many tourists.”

Even though Aprea admits she’s not that enamored with driving along the twisting roads, she’s still starstruck by the beauty and idyllic setting here.

“I must confess that I often tell myself how lucky I am to live and work here,” she smiles.

There aren’t many sandy beaches along the Amalfi Coast, which is why they’ve built large concrete jetties straight out from the cliff in several places. Cala Gavitella Beach Club, which is owned by the Casa Angelina Hotel, is one of the most delightful. Here, you can order drinks, lighter lunches and ice cream – their specialty, sorbetto al limone di Praiano, a lemon sorbet from Praiano, is not to be missed.

“Then, it’s simply a case of throwing yourself into the clear blue water,” says Emar, a worker at Cala Gavitella.

Making your way to the beach is a bit of an adventure in itself. The hotel elevator takes you halfway down, after which you have to navigate 200 steps, about the height of a ten-story building, before you reach the sea. If you want to go straight up to the village of Praiano after your swim, you have a 400-step climb. It’s a genuine workout session. Alternatively, you can stay at the hotel and enjoy the views from beside the pool, under the shade of the lemon trees. That’s pretty delightful, too.

Restaurant M'ama

Seafood restaurant by the sea, where the dishes are small works of art in their own right. Read more here.

Casa Angelina

Stunning, all-white designer hotel with the best views over the Amalfi Coast. Book your stay here.

Annarita Aprea's top 3 tips for Praiano

– Take a boat trip. Rent a small boat and cruise along the coast, explore some of the hidden caves and enjoy a delicious meal at one of the restaurants that can only be reached by sea, such as La Conca Del Sogno, in the tiny bay of Nerano Da Adolfo in Laurito.

– Spend an afternoon in the ancient town of Ravello, with its Roman villas, Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone.

– The best time to visit the Amalfi Coast is in late September and the first two weeks of October. The Mediterranean is still warm and the prices are lower then.

The port of the city of Amalfi, Photo: Unsplash

Amalfi

The beaches in the center of Amalfi are packed during summer, and the cooling and enticing crystal clear water is delightful to swim in. In the nearby harbor is a statue of Flavio Gioia, one of the town’s most famous sons, credited with perfecting the sailor’s compass, or at least of refining the Chinese invention and introducing it to Europe.

After a simple lunch at one of the beach restaurants, take a stroll around the beautiful piazza with its splendid cathedral, Doumo San Andrea, that houses the relics of Saint -Andrew the Apostle.

On Piazza Doumo, we each order a cappuccino at the fabled Pansa Amalfi café and are given a history lesson at the same time. On a cliff high above the town is a Capuchin monastery, that’s now a hotel. Legend has it that the Capuchin monks who lived there in the 16th century were the first to pour milk into their coffee, consequently creating the drink we know today as cappuccino.

Pasticceria Caffetteria Pansa

This wonderful café, founded in 1830, is now run by the fifth generation of the family. Savor the “local creation,” the cappuccino. Read more here.

Ravello

A short drive inland from Amalfi lies Ravello, a town of particular interest to Swedish movie buffs. Reclusive Hollywood movie star Greta Garbo took a sabbatical year in 1938 to travel in Europe. That March, the New York Times revealed that she had been seen on the Amalfi Coast together with conductor and alleged lover Leopold Stokowski, who had just composed the music for Walt Disney’s latest blockbuster, Fantasia. The couple hid away in Villa Cimbrone, perched high on a cliff top on the outskirts of Ravello, 350m above sea level with a magnificent garden, pool and spectacular views. Today, Villa Cimbrone is one of the most beautiful and luxurious hotels in Ravello. And they’ve not forgotten the divine Garbo, whose visit is commemorated by a plaque here.

This small village has probably the Amalfi Coast’s most fantastic views, including the most famous, from the 13th century Villa Rufolo. Here, amid the scents and colors of the thousands of flowers and bushes, German composer Richard Wagner fell so deeply in love with the scenery that it provided him with the inspiration for the magic garden in the opera Parsifal. Other celebrities who’ve sought peace and beauty here include Winston Churchill, Jackie Kennedy, Sophia Loren and Mick Jagger.

Villa Cimbrone

If you have a sickeningly heavy wallet, this is the hotel for you. Book your stay here.

Vietri sul Mare

Back on the coast, heading east, we reach Vietri sul Mare, a town inextricably linked with lemons. Frankly, they are everywhere, in every shape and size – on murals, tiles, plates, in large boxes outside food stores – and in processed form in bottles. In other words, in the form of the Italian liqueur, limoncello.

In the heart of the main street, Via XXV Luglio, is Tresoli, a producer with a yellow-painted store that sells pretty much nothing but limoncello.

“The rediscovery of old tastes and flavors forms the basis of our products,” says Antonio Gallo, who runs production here together with his wife Carmela Esposito.

The pair are engineers who invested in the company two years ago, together with previous owner Alfonso Trezza, to develop the classic Italian digestif. Today their produce is sold throughout the country.

Vietri sul Mare, with a population of 8,000, may be the largest town on the coast, but it remains virtually unknown compared to the more famous towns along Amalfi Drive, and was recently dubbed part of “the undiscovered Amalfi Coast,” by CNN. A primary reason for this is that Vietri sul Mare has never really relied on tourism as a source of income – it’s better known for its ceramics production, that dates back to Roman times. The tiny town center is full of decorative tile stores that sell ceramics of all shapes and sizes, with hand-painted motifs, often (yes, you guessed it) of lemons. It makes for a perfect conclusion to an unforgettable journey, and despite the ubiquitous nature of the fruit around the town, there’s no chance of any bitter Amalfi Coast memories.

Dal Pescatore

The entrance looks like a staff door and the interior design with yellow plastic tablecloths is, frankly, quite ugly. But the diners are all Italian and both the food and prices are amazingly good. Read more here.

SEPTEMBER 2022

Naples is heaven for anyone who adores the good things in life. Here are six things you must eat when you’re there.

The cuisine in Naples is quintessentially Italian – a blend of poor man’s food and complicated, classic recipes. Enjoy sauces and stews that have been simmering for hours, fantastic cakes and pastries, plus irresistible street food. Not to mention the sizzling, sumptuously seductive pizzas with tomato sauce made from juicy San Marzano tomatoes served straight from the oven by skilled pizza chefs.

Neapolitan pizza

Concettina ai Tre Santi

There are 1,500 pizzerias in Naples and “La pizza Napoletana” was added to the Unesco World Heritage list in 2017. Not eating pizza in Naples is akin to swearing in church. However, you run the risk of becoming a pizza snob after eating the world-renowned pizzas here. No other pizzas taste as good as those you get in Naples. Some pizza chefs are massive celebrities, others more low key, but either way it’s almost impossible to eat a pizza that’s anything less than sublime in this city. There’s a pride in this seemingly simple profession that has become an art in its own right in Naples where all the details are scrupulously researched. Three safe bets are Concettina ai tre Santi, Gino Sorbillo and Fratelli Salvo.

Pasta alla genovese

Di Martino Seafront

La Genovese is probably the most iconic of all Neapolitan pasta sauces. There are numerous different accounts of how this dish originally arrived in Naples, however the most likely is that chefs from Genoa brought it south in the 16th Century. Every family has its own secret recipe for this typical ragu made from beef and onions and cooked for at least three hours, often much longer. Pasta alla Genovese is served at most traditional trattorias and also at the more contemporary Di Martino Seafront in the center of Naples.

Le sfogliatelle

Attanasio

These small pastries with their crisp mille feuille and delicious creamy filling have a long history. They were created in the 13th century by a nun in Santa Rosa convent (that has now been converted into a luxury hotel) on the Amalfi Coast. Le sfogliatelle first reached Naples in 1818 when restaurateur Pasquale Pintauro got hold of the recipe. He quickly realized what he had stumbled upon and converted his restaurant into a bakery. You can still eat sfogliatelle at Pintauro on the shopping street Via Toledo today. Another classic outlet is Attanasio just behind the main station.

Cuoppo

Friggitoria Vomero

Cuoppo is Neapolitan and means “paper cone.” It’s what the people of Naples use to eat street food out of, that can typically include deep-fried vegetables, mozzarella cheese, arancini (stuffed rice balls), polenta, pasta, croquette potatoes and sometimes even fish. Some people argue that fish cuoppo is not a tradition in Naples, but it’s delicious nonetheless.The sign of a really good Cuoppo is that the paper cone remains free from grease stains. This deep-fried fast food should be really hot, golden brown and consumed standing. Cuoppo is often eaten as a starter at the many pizzerias in the city. Friggitoria Vomero is a reliable location.

Un caffè

Gran Caffé Gambrinus

Drinking an espresso, or as the Italians say, un caffè, is a holy ritual. Especially in Naples. The black gold slowly drips down into the warmed cup, and the resulting steaming hot, deliciously aromatic espresso is then placed on the counter in front of you. In Naples, they also serve “il caffè sospeso,” which literally means “suspended coffee.” The tradition began in the working-class cafés of Naples, where someone who had experienced good luck would order a sospeso, paying the price of two coffees but receiving and consuming only one. A poor person inquiring later whether there was a sospeso available would then be served a coffee for free. By sharing a coffee, you’re sharing your good luck that then becomes doubly fortunate. A classic coffee bar is Gambrinus next to Piazza del Plebiscito.

Babà

Pasticceria Scaturchio

In Naples, this mushroom shaped sweet cake that’s dipped in liquor is next to holy. So holy in fact, that it’s part of everyday life. Meanwhile, if some calls you a babà, “si nu' babbà,” in Neapolitan, they mean you’re sweet and cute, like the cake itself. Babà came from Constantinople originally and the name actually refers to Ali Baba. After meandering through Central Europe, the cake eventually reached Paris. Il babà then came to Naples from Paris with “i monsù” – chefs who had worked for the nobility in Paris until the French Revolution. Il babà has been a fixture in Naples ever since. One favorite bakery is Scaturchio in the lively Pignasecca district.

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