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Up to the Vomero — Naples' escape valve
Three funiculars, two castles, and the only place in Naples where you can hear yourself think.
Sant'Elmo and the Charterhouse
From Piazza Vanvitelli walk ten minutes to Castel Sant'Elmo. The 14th-century star-fort's roof terrace gives you the only single-frame view of the bay — Vesuvio, the islands, the centro storico spread out like a map.
Next door, the Certosa di San Martino was a Carthusian monastery for 600 years. Today it's a museum of Naples — the presepi room alone repays the ticket.
The aperitivo loop
Around 18:30, walk Via Scarlatti to Piazza Vanvitelli. The Vomero is Naples' middle-class living room — wine bars, gelaterias, bookshops still open at 20:00. Try Antiche Cantine Sepe for a Falanghina.
Catch the last Funicolare Chiaia (every 10 minutes until 22:00) back down to the lungomare for dinner.
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