Let me be perfectly honest. I had low expectations for Naples. Plenty of people I spoke to with extensive travel experience didn’t speak highly of the place, warned me about rampant pickpocketing and described the city as a congested and dirty place not worthy of more than a passing visit (if a stop at all). I should know better than to listen to others, but these were people who’ve seen a lot more of the world than I have. Because of the archaeological museum (and the pizza!), we were always going to stop here, but our time in the city was much more enjoyable than I expected. Truth be told, I really, really liked Naples.
With only twenty four hours, a good part of our visit was spent wandering the historic centre of the city. If we weren’t in the museum or I wasn’t eating pizza, we were doing some urban exploring. Here are some of the sights we took in on a long day in Naples.
Between our centrally located hotel (Monteoliveto B&B, can’t recommend it enough!) and the archaeological museum, we first walked past Piazza Dante and Convitto Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele II. This public square usually had a group of kids playing soccer each time we walked past:
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