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Tables of Contents for Blue Guide Southern Italy
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
7
8
Acknowledgements
8
1
Practical information
Planning your trip
9
3
When to go
9
1
Passports and formalities
9
1
National tourist boards
9
1
Embassies and consulates
10
1
Tour operators
10
1
Disabled travellers
11
1
Maps
11
1
Getting there
12
2
By air
12
1
By rail
13
1
By coach
13
1
By car
14
1
By sea
14
1
Where to stay
14
2
Getting around
16
4
By car
16
2
By rail
18
1
By bus
19
1
By air
20
1
Cycling and walking
20
1
Taxis
20
1
Food and drink
20
10
Galleries, museums, churches
30
1
Language
31
1
Customs and etiquette
31
1
Entertainment
32
1
Sport
32
1
Additional information
33
4
Tourist information
33
1
Money and banks
33
1
Health and insurance
34
1
Crime and personal security
34
1
Photography
34
1
Opening hours
35
1
Public holidays
35
1
Sales tax rebates
35
1
Electric current
35
1
Newspapers
35
1
Telephone and postal services
35
1
Time
36
1
Tipping
36
1
Public toilets
36
1
Weights and measures
36
1
Background information
Historical introduction
37
14
Alexandra Douglas
Southern Italian art and architecture
51
20
Alessandra Massini
The Guide
South of Rome
The Valle Latina
71
9
The Monti Lepini
80
6
The Tyrrhenian Coast
86
12
Ponza and its archipelago
98
9
Naples
The ancient city
107
15
Ancient Architecture in Naples
110
1
The catacombs
111
5
The Archaeological Museum
116
6
The medieval and Renaissance city
122
18
From the castle to the cathedral
126
11
From the cathedral to the castle
137
3
The Viceregal and Bourbon city
140
28
Pizzofalcone and environs
148
4
The road to Capodimonte
152
3
The park and the palace at Capodimonte
155
8
Castel Sant'Elmo, San Martino and Villa Floridiana
163
5
Modern Naples
168
11
Park and promenades
169
3
Mergellina and Posillipo
172
1
The Rettifilo, market & harbour
173
6
Campania
The Phlegraean fields
179
11
The Capuan plain
190
9
Mount Vesuvius
199
9
Pompeii
208
26
Herculaneum
234
10
Capri
244
8
Procida and Ischia
252
5
Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast
257
15
Salerno and the Cilento
272
13
The hills of eastern Campania
285
9
Basilicata and Calabria
Northern Basilicata
294
12
Southern Basilicata and northern Calabria
306
10
La Sila
316
6
The Tyrrhenian Coast of Calabria
322
12
The Ionian Coast
334
12
Reggio Calabria and the Aspromonte
346
9
Abruzzo and Molise
The Adriatic coast
355
12
The western highlands
367
18
L'Aquila and the Gran Sasso d'Italia
385
13
Apulia
Foggia and the Gargano
398
12
The Terra di Bari cathedral towns
410
19
South of Bari
429
8
Brindisi, Taranto and the Murge
437
21
Lecce and the Salentine Peninsula
458
19
Glossary of art terms
477
4
Index to artists
481
5
General index
486