She Sails Away Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Need advice. Looking at options for Naples...several things sound wonderful and I want to do it all but there's not enough time. First: Really want to see Pompei and the Borbonica Tunnels. There's a ship tour that hits both--(plus lunch somewhere) and runs eight hours--our whole day. Second option--third-party tour of Pompei and the Amalfi coast. This is third choice because I am not sure I need to see the coast, and it would be a trade off of the tunnels. Third: possibly sounding ridiculous--is a walk into town to Christmas Alley, authentic pizza somewhere, and getting tickets on my own for the Borbonica Gallery. This of course drops Pompei. I can't do it all so need advice from people who have been before. What do you recommend? I am traveling alone, if that makes a difference. Reasonably fit and ready to walk or stand all day....but not Superwoman, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Wow ! I can’t imagine a single excursion that would include Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast ! Each of those, on its own, would be difficult to do in a single day (well, maybe you could do an abbreviated “highlights” of Pompeii, but definitely not the entire Amalfi Coast !). The Amalfi Coast is one of the most beautiful and amazing places I have ever been, but it is not a quick trip. Personally, I found the tunnels to be a whole lotta nothin’. Lot of climbing and walking but not much to see, honestly. I personally found the ruins at Herculaneum (Ercolano) to be more accessible and “intact” than Pompeii and it’s a LOT smaller and easier to do that climbing Pompeii. I don’t know if Herculaneum is an option or not. Just my 2 cents. Another 2 cents…I would recommend steering clear of downtown Naples. It’s a pretty dirty and rough area. She Sails Away, teddy and ChessE4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 We did Mt. Vesuvius and Pompei. MT. V has a nice view of the bay but the hike up is typical cinder path, like walking up sand dunes. Pompei was very interesting. If hot, take water! WAAAYTOOO and She Sails Away 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Va4fam Posted February 26, 2023 Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 We did Pompeii on our own in the morning and then did a Vespa tour of Naples in the afternoon. Would love to go to Amalfi next time but not enough time to do both properly. ChessE4, WAAAYTOOO and She Sails Away 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 We did the ship tour of Pompeii in the am, and then walked to Christmas alley in the afternoon. Plenty of time to do both. We had fun with both. Naples is unique and we did have the best pizza I have ever had. She Sails Away and ChessE4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 1 hour ago, wordell1 said: We did the ship tour of Pompeii in the am, and then walked to Christmas alley in the afternoon. Plenty of time to do both. We had fun with both. Naples is unique and we did have the best pizza I have ever had. That pizza looks amazingly yummy! wordell1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody14 Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 I have done the Pompeii on our own a couple of times. it is a bit of a walk to the train station in Naples, but then it was easy to get to Pompeii the train stops close to the entrance. I spend the morning there then take the train to Sorrento for lunch and a bit of the Amalfi coast flavour (true nothing like the real thing but it is still very nice). I usually then walk through Sorrento down to the water to catch a ferry (hydrofoil) back to Naples. I also agree that Herculaneum could be a good choice as it is smaller and closer and then you can do things in Naples. WAAAYTOOO and ChessE4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Woody14 said: I have done the Pompeii on our own a couple of times. it is a bit of a walk to the train station in Naples, but then it was easy to get to Pompeii the train stops close to the entrance. I spend the morning there then take the train to Sorrento for lunch and a bit of the Amalfi coast flavour (true nothing like the real thing but it is still very nice). I usually then walk through Sorrento down to the water to catch a ferry (hydrofoil) back to Naples. Honestly this sounds like the perfect Naples stop to me...I would definitely recommend this combo. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 My objection to Italian pizza is their complete lack of intel on true pepperoni (just a joke. I know that American pepperoni is blasphemous to Italians). If you order a pepperoni pizza in Italy you will get pepprocchini (sp ?) peppers. Yuk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 2 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I know that American pepperoni is blasphemous to Italians American pepperoni should be blasphemous to Americans. Nothing ruins a perfectly good pizza like a quart of grease and oil per slice. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She Sails Away Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 13 hours ago, wordell1 said: We did the ship tour of Pompeii in the am, and then walked to Christmas alley in the afternoon. Plenty of time to do both. We had fun with both. Naples is unique and we did have the best pizza I have ever had. Looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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