Castel Sant'Elmo Naples

6th October
I think I would have called last night's Grano Armando party a conference! There was a presentation at the beginning, all in Italian of course, which lasted two hours. I was exhausted by the end of it as I had to concentrate really hard to try and understand at least a bit of it! What I could understand was very interesting though, …

... their picture while cat-calling you from 100 feet away.    The three of us climbed up a big hill to reach Castel Sant' Elmo to get some nice views of the city. The views were really beautiful in the setting sun, so we spent some time ...

... it looks so peaceful and scenic. I took the funicular railway up to the Vomero district and walked to the hilltop Castel Sant'Elmo, which offers fabulous panoramas of the city, its long waterfront and the ominous shape of Vesuvius. Even in the dull ...

... will improve soon. Here are some photos of our trip to Naples on Monday.  We managed to make our way up to the Castel Sant'Elmo.  Naples was hot and busy, but really a fun place.  I think that if I had been feeling better, I would have ...

... along with the usual scooters. After navigating the narrow tangle of one-way streets, we finally reached the 13th century Castel Sant'Elmo. The castle has a commanding view of the entire bay of Naples, the isle of Capri, Sorrento, Mount Vesuvius, and ...

... rather than eat them all myself! 7th October When I (eventually) woke up this morning I took the funicular up to the Castel Sant'Elmo, overlooking the city. The view was fantastic but I got very lost trying to come back down the hill and walked down ...

... auf unseren Steinen stattzufinden scheint, retten. Da es noch frueh am Nachmittag ist, beschliessen wir, den Berg zum Castel Sant Elmo zu besteigen... von unten sieht es eigentlich gar nicht sooo furchtbar weit aus, aber etwa die naechste Stunde ...

... top which is 1270 meters high.    To see a good view of the city you have to go up to the Castel Sant'Elmo which is 5 euros.  Well worth the fee as the view is spectacular.  By this time I was getting pretty tired so I went ...