Why you should visit Naples

Even if you've been to many Italian cities, nothing prepares you for Naples. The entire population seems to be in the streets.

The five-towered Castel Nuovo, also known as the Maschio Angioino, was the residence of kings and viceroys of Naples. Its history reflects the various rulers.

The Museo Archeologico Nazionale holds one of the world's finest collections of antiquities, many of which were brought here from early excavations of Pompeii.

The Palazzo Reale di Capodimonte includes portraits of members of ruling families.

San Domenico Maggiore is among the most beautiful and interesting churches in Naples, filled with Early Renaissance work.

One of the reasons of why you should visit Naples is the Catacombs of San Gennaro, like the Roman catacombs, are a maze of passages and tomb chambers.

The Teatro San Carlo remains one of Italy's finest opera houses and the oldest active opera house in Europe. Many of the world's greatest operas have seen their debuts here.

Naples is the principal port for southern Italy, and the harbor is its heart, with beautiful views across the bay to Vesuvius and plenty of cafes and ice cream shops.

Naples is the home of pizza. Wherever you are in the city, you're never far from an oven. They take it so seriously that in 2004, the ministry for agriculture issued regulations outlining how a real Neapolitan pizza should be made. This is definitely one of the reasons of why you should visit Naples

Naples is a Mediterranean city, therefore people loves to go out and spend their nights outdoor. You don't have to wait the week end to see the city streets full of life. Every night is the good night to have a beer in the centro storico or to have a walk among the stands that you can find on the streets until late night.