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Naples ( Napoli if you live there) is raucous, polluted, anarchic, deafening, crumbling and aristocratic. It's also a lot of fun. Superbly positioned on a bay, Naples screams with energy, pulsating with noisy street markets and colourful characters.
'Naples is an ill-built, ill-paved, ill-lighted, ill-drained, ill-watched, ill-governed and ill-ventilated city', whinged Cook's Tourist's Handbook in 1884. Italy's third-largest city has made big strides forward since then but Cook's observations retain more than a grain of truth.
Travel Warning: A Pile of Old Rubbish
An ongoing dispute about waste disposal has taken its toll on Naples, where some 3,500 tons of uncollected trash are piled up around city streets. Angry residents have taken to burning the rubbish, magnifying the potential health and environmental hazards of the situation. Italy's president, Silvio Berlusconi, has vowed to address the crisis, but in the meantime, Naples may not be the most relaxing place for a holiday.
severity: Mid-level alert
Fast Facts
Population
1,000,470
Currency
Name: Euro
Code: EUR
Symbol: €
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Italian
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +1
Country Dialing Code
+39
Weights & Measures
Metric
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