Around Naples
The islands of Procida, famously used as the set for much of il Postino, Capri and Ischia can all be reached quickly by Aliscafi (twin-hulled ferries). Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast are situated south of Naples. The Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum (destroyed in the A.D. 79 eruption of Vesuvius) are also nearby.
Sporting Naples
Naples is the home of the underachieving soccer team Napoli. With the help of Diego Maradona, they achieved rare success in 1987 by winning the scudetto. In 2004 the football team was declared bankrupt and has been subsequently reborn into the lower division of Serie C1 as ‘Napoli Soccer’.
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