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Pizza's Birthplace, Pompeii and Vesuvius

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2 daysIdeal stay₹9,050From / night₹2,660Food / day₹2,130Entry

Southern Italy's chaotic, lively capital and the base for Pompeii and Herculaneum (30-40 minutes on the Circumvesuviana train), Mount Vesuvius, and the ferries to Capri and the Amalfi Coast. The National Archaeological Museum holds Pompeii's finest finds; the Spaccanapoli streets, underground Naples and the Veiled Christ fill the rest. Pizza margherita was born here. Watch bags on crowded trains and buses. Rome is 70 minutes by high-speed train.

Highlights

  • Pompeii ruins
  • Herculaneum
  • Climb Mount Vesuvius
  • National Archaeological Museum
  • Pizza margherita where it began
  • Spaccanapoli and the Veiled Christ
  • Naples Underground tour
  • Royal Palace of Caserta

Things to do

  • Pompeii ruins (day trip)Morning · 5h
  • Mount Vesuvius crater walkAfternoon · 3h
  • National Archaeological MuseumMorning · 3h
  • Spaccanapoli walk and the Veiled ChristAfternoon · 3h
  • Pizza dinner in the historic centreEvening · 1h 30m
  • HerculaneumMorning · 3h

Tours & tickets

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When to go

Best time: April – June, September – October

Heads up

Ferragosto: Cities Half-Closed in August

Around Ferragosto (15 August, a national holiday) and for much of August, Italians take their holidays: many family restaurants, bakeries and small shops in the cities close for one to three weeks, and Sunday-style hours spread across the week. Museums and the main sights stay open. Book restaurants and check opening days before you go.

Heads up

Summer Heat

July and August regularly bring heatwaves of 35-40 °C to Rome, Florence, the south and Sicily. Sightsee early and late, rest in the afternoon, carry water (Rome's street fountains are drinkable), and book rooms with air-conditioning. Churches still require covered shoulders and knees, so carry a light scarf.

  • Ferragosto — The Assumption holiday and the peak of the Italian summer holiday: beaches, lakes and islands are at their fullest and dearest, many city shops and restaurants close for the week either side, and there are fireworks and beach parties on the coast. Book everything well ahead.
  • Christmas cribs on Via San Gregorio Armeno — Naples' street of crib-makers fills with hand-made nativity figures from November to early January, from saints to footballers. Very crowded at weekends; go on a weekday morning.