Naples — 3-Day Guide | ThreeDayGuides

Naples is Europe's most visceral city — the birthplace of pizza Margherita, the greatest Greco-Roman museum outside Rome, the Veiled Christ marble miracle and Pompeii frozen under Vesuvius ash since 79 CE.

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📋 General guide ⭐ Highlights

Spaccanapoli, Veiled Christ & MANN Museum

Pompeii & Herculaneum: Two Roman Cities Frozen in 79 CE

Castel Nuovo, Seafood Lunch & Posillipo Bay Panorama

📋 General 3-day guide ⭐ Highlights

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Language	Italian (Neapolitan dialect very distinct); English in tourist restaurants and hotels; less English than Rome or Florence
Currency	Euro (EUR); cash important — many Neapolitan restaurants and street food vendors cash-only; ATMs plentiful on main streets
Transport	Metro (Line 1 and 6, spectacular art-station design); Circumvesuviana railway to Pompeii (40 min) and Herculaneum (20 min); funicular up to Vomero; avoid driving in city centre
Best time	Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct best (22–28°C); Jul–Aug hot and crowded at Pompeii; Dec–Mar cooler but museums uncrowded; Pizza never has a bad season
Getting in	Naples Capodichino Airport (NAP) — 25 min by Alibus to central stations; direct flights from most European capitals; Freccia Rossa from Rome 1 hr 10 min (fastest rail connection in Italy)
Tipping	Coperto (cover charge) at restaurants already included; round up at bars; no tipping culture for pizza at counter — pay, eat, go
Safety	Improved significantly; Spaccanapoli and Chiaia safe; Quartieri Spagnoli fine by day; watch for scooter-based phone snatching at busy intersections; hold bags on inside of pavement
Budget tips	Pizza at Da Michele €5; espresso at bar standing €1.10; Archaeological Museum free first Sunday of month; Pompeii/Herculaneum combined ticket €20; Circumvesuviana train €2.80 to Pompeii