napoli - from posillipo to palazzo dello spagnolo

Napels - Sunday 2nd of June - 37657 steps

Waking up very early to the sound of the seagulls and the magical soft light of this sunday morning sunrise. Buongiorno Vesuvio!

While the cheerfully colored Italian beach beds at Bagno Elena and Bagno Ideal are lined up straight in front of us, we are having breakfast with a view!

After our first espresso & characteristic sweet Italian breakfast, an uphill morning walk to take a closer look at the Posillipo district and book a table at Ristorante Reginella for tonight. And from here, a breathtaking view of Golfo di Napoli as reward for the hill we climbed.

Via Chiaia to Quartieri Spagnoli, perhaps the most famous district of Naples, with colorful streets full of street art, shops, restaurants and above all, Maradona.

We walk without a plan and enjoy the Napoli-spectacle with as many breaks as possible on terraces.

After a moment of rest at home and after sunset, up the hill of Posillipo again for dinner. This time with an extra challenge, on heels.

napoli - vista mare & vesuvio

Napels - Saturday 1st of June - 16343 steps

Henk went to Naples with Minne for a few days in October last year and came back so enthusiastic and we decided to go back together.

We took the taxi from the airport to our B&B Vista Mare at the end of the afternoon. There we were on our balcony with a breathtaking view of the Gulf of Napoli, vista mare & vesuvio!

We started our avventura napoletana with a walk along the coast from our neighborhood in Posillipo. Via the kilometre-long Via Francesco Caracciolo, we walked towards Castel dell'Ovo.

On the way we had an Americano cocktail (I actually ordered a coffee Americano) and Birra Peroni at Casa Infante, with sweet pastries choosen from the packed pastry display case. Let's take a break on a swing bench on the terrace, to let the first impressions sink in. So much to see, hear and capture, what a city, impossible to explain!

Along the lungomare di Napoli you can see the castle from far away, but in reality it is more than far away.

While we enjoyed our aperitifs (in Naples always served with something tasty) at Al Barcadero cafè, a very nice location with a view of Vesuvius and the marina. it started to drip for a while, so we were treated to a rainbow in the beautiful sky during sunset.

Dinner at Ristorante Ciro a Mergellina.

And yes we walked the entire route back again.