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Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides
Top 10 Naples and the Amalfi Coast
Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 26, 2006
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April 22, 2021
The EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES are short guides that are not nearly as comprehensive as the full DK travel guides. What they share is excellent graphics and helpful ways of prioritizing your adventures. Now that most are available as e-books, it is a treat to be able to read them in a comfy chair and then have them with you on your phone when you are exploring.
During the pandemic, I can only think about far away places, so I have acquired several of these guides. Having recently read the novel Pompeii (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ), I wanted to get a sense of current attractions as well as the traditional ones.
Here is a typical sidebar on an attraction:
"Piazza Museo 19 • 081 442 21 49 • www.campania.beniculturali.it/ • Open 9am–7:30pm Wed–Mon (ticket office closes 6:30pm) • Adm €12; €8 (EU passport holders, 18–24 years)
Google Map - Head to Piazza Bellini and sit outside Caffè Arabo or Intra Moenia to gaze at the excavated Greek walls in the centre of the piazza.
Wheelchairs as well as tablets with video guides and Library Information Software can be obtained from the infopoint.
At certain times, sections may close due to ongoing excavations."
If I ever get there, I will try to give you a practical review of this guide as well.
During the pandemic, I can only think about far away places, so I have acquired several of these guides. Having recently read the novel Pompeii (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ), I wanted to get a sense of current attractions as well as the traditional ones.
Here is a typical sidebar on an attraction:
"Piazza Museo 19 • 081 442 21 49 • www.campania.beniculturali.it/ • Open 9am–7:30pm Wed–Mon (ticket office closes 6:30pm) • Adm €12; €8 (EU passport holders, 18–24 years)
Google Map - Head to Piazza Bellini and sit outside Caffè Arabo or Intra Moenia to gaze at the excavated Greek walls in the centre of the piazza.
Wheelchairs as well as tablets with video guides and Library Information Software can be obtained from the infopoint.
At certain times, sections may close due to ongoing excavations."
If I ever get there, I will try to give you a practical review of this guide as well.
September 28, 2019
I am preparing for a trip to Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Naples. Because this visit is somewhat limited in scope and duration, a bit of the information in this book was extraneous for me. However, it was well-organized and provided an excellent overview of the region that will assist me during my time away.
Recommended as a grab-and-go sort of guide rather than an in-depth look the area.
Recommended as a grab-and-go sort of guide rather than an in-depth look the area.
February 19, 2011
Great quick guide to Naples & Amalfi. Love the lists!
April 18, 2008
using this to plan my next trip to Italy!
July 13, 2008
Another all star guidebook. I'll have this in my rucksack this summer on my Italy trip.
July 19, 2018
I always like using the Eyewitness Travel Top 10 guides as a starting point for travel research. The Naples and the Amalfi Coast version is another solid beginner offering. The guide is colorful and gives brief blurbs about ten related items per section. There is a bit of redundancy among the sections, but that's acceptable. The information is short and consumable. The Top Ten are: Palazzo Reale, Castel Nuovo, Dumo, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Capodimonte, Certosa di San Martino, Pompeii & Herculaneum, Capri, Ravello, and Paestum. The book also includes a pull-out map.
A useful starter book but I would recommend getting something more comprehensive if you're looking for an in-depth look into the area, it's just not detailed enough to be the only guide for a trip.
A useful starter book but I would recommend getting something more comprehensive if you're looking for an in-depth look into the area, it's just not detailed enough to be the only guide for a trip.
November 27, 2025
Great summary of top 10
Nice photos maps
Needs more Metro references
Nice photos maps
Needs more Metro references
October 18, 2022
Another great book it definitely made me want to visit the city.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.
September 8, 2022
For those who want something much more light-hearted in the way of travel guides than the likes of me, this book handily finds that everything – absolutely everything, from acclaimed opera names to restaurants and museums – has exactly ten of them to note and recommend. We see the grand ten – the ones no grand tour should really have thought to leave out – and then break the main one, Naples of course, into different top tens, before stretching our legs a bit more and finding that Capri has a top ten sights – or is it only ten?
Yes, I didn’t really take to the formula of this series of books, but I didn’t see much wrong with the contents. It has been a long time since I was in Italy, mind, but the simple maps and the photos brought a lot back of our two nights in Napoli. The pizzas going for simplicity and honesty, as opposed to those here in the UK; the largest collection of scaffolding I have seen in my life in one of the churches being restored (I think the Santa Maria Maggiore); the worry about the bus inspector moaning at us not getting our tickets validated when the onboard machine was rotto, which was fine when the natives chipped in and explained, but still caused us to get off at the Castel dell’Ovo, nowhere near where we needed.
Yes, this took me back, but generally it is to be a quick, devil-may-care guide, and not a perfect souvenir, nor the way to return with someone new and claim a local’s knowledge of the area. It is for the people who jab pins in maps and go wherever they land for a weekend, and nothing more in-depth than that. I did manage to see past the numerical contrivance and see this is worth four stars for that purpose, but it is by no means the ultimate gathering of knowledge for the erudite traveller to the region.
Yes, I didn’t really take to the formula of this series of books, but I didn’t see much wrong with the contents. It has been a long time since I was in Italy, mind, but the simple maps and the photos brought a lot back of our two nights in Napoli. The pizzas going for simplicity and honesty, as opposed to those here in the UK; the largest collection of scaffolding I have seen in my life in one of the churches being restored (I think the Santa Maria Maggiore); the worry about the bus inspector moaning at us not getting our tickets validated when the onboard machine was rotto, which was fine when the natives chipped in and explained, but still caused us to get off at the Castel dell’Ovo, nowhere near where we needed.
Yes, this took me back, but generally it is to be a quick, devil-may-care guide, and not a perfect souvenir, nor the way to return with someone new and claim a local’s knowledge of the area. It is for the people who jab pins in maps and go wherever they land for a weekend, and nothing more in-depth than that. I did manage to see past the numerical contrivance and see this is worth four stars for that purpose, but it is by no means the ultimate gathering of knowledge for the erudite traveller to the region.
September 17, 2022
A compact and informative guide to Naples and The Amalfi Coast. Divided into four distinct parts: Top 10 Naples and Amalfi Coast Highlights; The Top 10 of Everything; Naples and the Amalfi Coast Area by Area; and 'Streetsmart'. The first section introduces the reader to the highlights of the area and ideas of what to prioritise. The second section is more specific, with e.g. Museums and Galleries; Romantic Spots; Walks; Children's Attractions etc. Part three guides you through each area one at a time. 'Streetsmart', the final section, is a guide to getting around, where to stay, plus lots of practical information. Full of inspiring maps, photos and suggestions for places to visit, this book is the perfect accessory when exploring this beautiful part of the world. Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
October 6, 2020
Research book in preparation for our trip to Italy (Naples), which was very informative and gave us plenty to follow up on during out travels. I especially liked the getting around items, as we were travelling in between places.
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