Parco Regionale dei Monti Lattari — Attraction in Castellammare di Stabia

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The place is steeped in history as you know but then there is a Vesuvius hike, a day at Pompei (divert from the crowd and go south to the less crowded side streets and vineyards (near where the mummified bodies exhibit is), take the ferry to Sorrento and ferry hop the Amalfi coast from Sorrento to Positano to Maoiri to Minori to Cetara and then Salerno and then take the train (30 minutes) back to Naples. See Capri on your way - use Positano as your jump off point for that excursion. Hiking, water sports, climbing, boating, fishing, sight seeing, food, museums, the locals - they are all here! go there .... #BucketList

Limoneto di Ercole in Erchie and Hotel Royal Continental in Naples on the Gulf are excellent bases for exploring the treasures of Campania, The Amalfi Coast and Naples.

Limoneto di Ercole

What a pleasure! The property is first class and the host is a real gent (Nicola - excuse the incorrect spelling I think) - cannot help enough with advice about everything from taxis to excursions to hikes to motor bike treks to restaurants to shopping to bus timetables to ferries. The room was 5 star with a mezzanine bedroom and an enormous king in the master bedroom. Huge bathroom and a well stocked self catering kitchen.

A view to kill for as it afforded a vista over the town of Erchie and the Gulf of Naples. The entire property is swathed in lemon and lime groves which are carefully manicured and managed by the ever present Isaac. After a long days hike there is a grass platform which gets the sun until after 6pm replete with a hot tub! This is one of the best self catering locations I have stayed at globally and I would highly recommend it for travellers of all types - note the property closed November to March.

Bus stop is outside the front door. Lots of onsite parking. If you are not hiring a car then note that the taxi from Naples airport can be negotiated down to about EUR€120 but I still get the feeling I was had. An alternative route would be to take a EUR€5 taxi (10 minutes) to Cetara and a ferry to Salerno (20 minutes, no stops, EUR€5 per passenger and EUR€5 per bag) then take the express train to Naples Centrale (35 minutes) for EUR€4.30 then it is a 15 minute taxi ride to the airport for about EUR€20 depending.

Get a train from the same station to Pompei and Vesuvius. Do the Vesuvius hike, allocate a day for Pompei (divert from the crowd and go south to the less crowded side streets and vineyards (near where the mummified bodies exhibit is), take the ferry (Travel Mar is the best company IMHO) to Sorrento and ferry hop the Amalfi coast from Sorrento to Positano to Maoiri to Minori to Cetara and then Salerno and then take the train (30 minutes) back to Naples. See Capri on your way - use Positano as your jump off point for that excursion. Hiking, water sports, climbing, boating, fishing, sight seeing, food, museums, the locals - they are all here!

You can book tickets for all of the above online. Google it. Google is your friend.

Hotel Royal Continental

The hotel is located right opposite Castel dell'ovo and around the castle there is a marina and plenty of restaurants and cafe's. The street in front of the hotel has a walk for 5 kms along the Gulf of Naples and the entire stretch is dotted with restaurants - all good value with extensive menus. It comes alive at night with locals. The hotel is only 1.5kms from the ferry terminal where you can also book bus tours or just bus routes to multiple destinations. Easy taxi ride to the airport - 23EUR...

Gorgeous. Long winding roads lead into the park. When you arrive you can pay for a shuttle to the ticket booth or walk up from the parking. You must pay for a ticket to gain entrance here. Around a .2 k walk takes you to the entrance where the ticket is taken. At that point you have an unpaved path to walk the starts with fairly steep switch backs. I kept a brutal uphill pace and it still took me 25 minutes. The view is amazing. It spans from the mountains into Naples and the Bay at Naples. While there are costs involved, it is worth it for the unparalleled view...

Stunning scenery. Make sure that you heard off the beaten track, especially up the cliffs! It's well worth using the excellent bus network to get to a remote village and then wondering back through the lovely villages, or the lemon, olive and orange groves.

The Walk of the Gods is a must. If you are fit, the walk up from Praiano is the real highlight, but the 1000 steps are challenging in the heat. Alternatively, you can skip out the steps with a bus to Bomerano. From there it's a great walk along the cliffs to Nocelle...