DK Travel : Naples & the Amalfi Coast

From one perspective, this area is an anomaly, at once one of the earth’s most beautiful and yet most accursed places. It has been the choice of the great and wealthy as their playground, while also being the scene of some of the greatest natural disasters and the grittiest human misery. Perhaps these irreconcilable twists of fate are at the root of the Neapolitans’ famously optimistic cynicism. The city of Naples itself is a vibrant urban setting, almost non-European in its intensity, while the beauty of the surrounding coast has been known to make grown men weep.

Parco Virgiliano, Naples

This hilltop position provides fine panoramas.
Parteno

Curiously, this establishment insists on calling itself a “bed and breakfast”, but it more closely resembles an elegant boutique hotel. The rooms are beautiful, light and airy and the service most refined.
Parthenope

The siren spurned by Ulysses gave her name to the first Greek colony, in 680 BC, now Pizzofalcone.
Pasqua

In Italy, Pasqua (Easter Sunday) and Pasquetta (Easter Monday) are both important, as is the week leading up them in some towns. Good Friday processions are held around the Naples area, with an especially rich one on the island of Procida. Pasquetta is traditionally a day for outings – picnics, weather permitting, being a top choice to celebrate the advent of spring. Near Sant’Anastasia, 15 km (9 miles) east of Naples, a festival is held at the sanctuary of the Madonna dell’Arco.
Pastries

A sfogliatella (pastry filled with ricotta cheese) is a sublime way to start the day, accompanied by a cup of coffee. Other treats include babà (cake soaked in rum and honey) and zeppole (pastry filled with custard and topped with wild cherries).
Penna & Carta 1989

Come to this pleasant shop for art supplies, fine handmade stationery and top-quality fountain pens, including decorative hand-blown glass pens.
Pensione Margarita, Via D. Cimarosa 29, Tel. +39 081 5567044

This is a great little pensione, with lots of old-style, traditonal Italian atmosphere and lovely staff. It's a bargain for the location: in Vomero, on a hill, overlooking the sea with views towards Capri from some of the rooms. Vomero is much quieter than most districts in Naples yet it's only a short (and not to be missed) ride into town on the funicolare.
Pensione Maria Luisa - Amalfi Coast

Very good budget accom. Many of their (10) rooms have a terrace, awesome views. Cheaper style accom though for the budget traveller. But clean, comfortable beds etc, good, helpful staff. Good location. (Just 400 steps down to the beach!). Via Fornillo 42, Positano Positano 84017, Italy.
Pensione Ruggiero

One of the more basic choices in town, but it’s pleasant enough and very welcoming. Some rooms have air-conditioning, at an extra daily charge, and there’s a garage nearby that offers a deal to guests.
Petrarch

The great lyric poet and scholar (1304–74) often visited the court of Robert of Anjou in Naples.

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