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.

Benevento

This town’s pride and joy is the well-preserved Arch of Trajan, chronicling the Roman emperor’s civic works.
Benvenuta Primavera

Spring is welcomed in with street theatre and garden openings.
Berevino

The perfect wine bar to sample an extensive array of Campanian wines, as well as some fine national selections.
Blue Grotto, Capri

So beautiful is the radiant aquamarine that glows upwards from inside this cave that it is truly indescribable. As you are ferried through the tiny entrance by a boatman you will find complete serenity.
Bourbon Naples

In 1734, the kingdom of Naples as an autonomous entity was re-established and Charles of Bourbon was chosen to rule. He ordered notable public works, and presided over the age when Naples was high on the list for Grand Tour enthusiasts.
Bourbon Street

This large jazz club features local talent every evening. In summer the management often organizes jazz cruises around the bay.
Bowinkel

One of Naples’ finest dealers in old books and prints. Expect to find Italian prints that are centuries-old as well as more modern ones, and a host of other Neapolitan memorabilia.
Bracco

Lively local productions, often in dialect. A typical season might include titles such as Una moglie coi baffi (A Moustachioed Wife) or Le sorprese del divorzio (The Surprises of Divorce).
Brandi

A Naples institution, laying claim to having invented the pizza margherita on the occasion of a visit from Italy’s Queen Margherita in 1889. There’s also a full restaurant menu.
Britannique

A former belle époque private villa, it has been carefully converted and may have even more charm and style than it did originally.

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