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Naples

Your critical guide to hotels, restaurants and going out in Naples

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Delicious seafood with a sea view

Féfé
Restaurants & cafés

Outdoor tables look onto a picturesque port at this tiny restaurant. The food may be relatively pricey but it's zingingly fresh.

Music that's local, live and loud

Mamamu
Music

Exceedingly popular with the student population, Mamamu has been a key live music venue for over ten years.

Thought-provoking conceptual art

T293
Art

The works of young European and American artists occupy T293's tranquil space in the heart of the Centro Storico.

Major attractions

Duomo

Attractions

Inside Naples' fourth century cathedral lie the relics of San Gennaro and vials of his congealed blood. Three times a year the blood allegedly liquefies, most dramatically on Gennaro's feast day, 19 September.

Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Museums

An immense collection of ancient artefacts as well as additional discoveries from Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum make this one of the finest archaeological museums in the world.

MADRe

Art

This pleasant, well-appointed art museum hosts site-specific installations by international artists such as Jeff Koons, Richard Serra, Anish Kapoor and Rebecca Horn.

What's on in Naples

La Partenope, Napoli Teatro Festival Italia 2009 La Partenope, Napoli Teatro Festival Italia 2009 - © Luciano Romano/Archivio Napoli Teatro Festival Italia

Parades, processions and… liquefying blood