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Poldi plans the day's agenda and route to Naples.
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We walk to the train station in the neighboring town of Torre del Greco. Mt Vesuvius looms in the background.
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At the train station, Poldi triggers a loud Italian discussion ranging from train schedules to politics.
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Naples is famous for its artistic subway stations. This is Garibaldi, the hub of subway and train lines.
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The Toledo station, said to be the most beautiful in Europe (Atlas Obscura).
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The Toledo station
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A port to the surface from the depths of the Toledo station.
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At the Dante station
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We emerge from the subway at Piazza Dante. Here is a statue of the medieval poet.
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A typical street in this part of Naples.
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The pizzeria claiming to be the oldest in Italy, where Neapolitan pizza was invented.
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It's a cozy quirky space, catering to mostly tourists.
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A photo to illustrate the pizzeria's history.
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Poldi orders an anchovie pizza, but must admit there can be too much of a good thing.
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Tables, set and ready for customers along the side of the street.
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We attempted to see this remarkable sculpture, but tickets are needed and the next available were days out. Enlarge to read more about it.
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A Naples church, Chiesa di Santa Maria regina Coeli, closed when we arrived, but check the ceiling above the entrance..
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Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
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The fact that marble can be carved in such detail thousands of years ago is hard to believe.
