Naples & Pompeii City Bundle
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The Naples and Pompeii city bundle includes MP3 travel guides to the most visited destinations in the Naples area. Naples was founded as a Greek colony in the eighth century BC, which makes it one of the oldest cities in the world. In that time, the city has seen many civilisations come and go, and each has left its mark. Naples is located halfway between two volcanic areas, Mount Vesuvius, and the Phlegraean Fields, towards the bottom of Italy’s shin. The location is beautiful and the climate is sunny and dry; perhaps this is why so many people say, “See Naples and die!” Our MP3 travel guides cover :
Vesuvius - the volcano, just inland from Naples and Pompeii, currently dormant!
Herculaneum - a Roman town buried in AD 79 in a boiling mud slide. Perhaps better preserved than Pompeii and certainly less crowded.
Pompeii - one of the few ancient cities where all details of life have been preserved under the mudslide of Vesuvius’s AD 79 eruption.
Naples - one of the oldest cities in the world, a busy port and presenter of fine art, music and gastronomy. Also the origin of pizza.
Naples & Pompeii City Guide $10.00
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… Naples. This one is voiced by a chap called Melvyn Hiscock … (who) has a pleasant, light voice which is very easy to listen to. He’s also got great comic timing. Lines such as, “Laws are sometimes obeyed – but more often are not – and you’ll soon see that traffic lights, for example, are mostly for decoration.” could be forbidding in the wrong hands. Melvyn, however, has a light touch and delivers them with a metaphorical wink and a smile in his voice. Would I visit on the strength of this guide? Well, it certainly wouldn’t put me off. My main beef would be that it doesn’t give enough detail. It’s an overview, nothing more. My feeling is that if you’ve paid out for an audio guide then you probably want a more detailed analysis – good places to stay and that kind of thing. There are separate guides to Herculaneum, Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius, which go into deeper detail, but Naples itself felt a little neglected. To be fair, this may be because Naples doesn’t have the greatest of reputations, but surely that’s all the more reason to big up its good points and give clear guidance on which areas are safe and which should be avoided.
Excerpt from Kate Bailward’s review of the Italy bundle at Driving Like a Maniac