On 5 Nov 2003 16:25:05 -0800, (Terryo) wrote:

I'm planning to spend (alone) about two weeks in the Naples, Sorrento,
Amalfi Coast area and another two weeks in Sicily. I have some

2 - All the travel guides (and posters here) recommend staying in
Sorrento and just taking a day trip to Naples. But it looks like the
sights I want to see in Naples will take at least three days. I
realize Naples is crowded, bustling, and (allegedly) crime-ridden, but
is it REALLY such a bad idea to stay there? I could stay in Naples,
e.g., 5 days, seeing Naples and Cumae, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Vesuvius
-- then move on to Sorrento to stay for several more days, seeing
Sorrento, Capri and other islands, Positano and the Amalfi Coast, and
Paestum. It just seems that would be better than trying to do

I suggest hotel Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii, 10 metres from the
Circumvesuviana rail-station http://www.vesuviana.it/home.asp and the
archaeological site (Villa dei Misteri gate). Very reasonably priced,
include a swimming pool too... Park there and comfortably travel back
to Naples or toward Sorrento, Amalfi etc...

Also consider Metrò del Mare (metropolitan sea transport) a navigation
system that covers the Campania coastline and Capri...
http://www.metrodelmare.com/inglese/
for rates and destinations: http://www.metrodelmare.com/tariffe.html