The genteel residential hill above the city, reached by funicular — leafy, quieter streets, good shopping, and the fortress of Castel Sant'Elmo with the finest view over Naples and the bay. Calmer, cooler and more middle-class than the centre, with the best panoramas; a peaceful base, a short funicular ride down to the action.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€80–140
typical per night in Italy
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Naples — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Vomero and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- The Quartieri & the Maradona mural18 min walk1.5 km
- Piazza del Plebiscito & Galleria Umberto23 min walk1.9 km
- The Archaeological Museum25 min walk2.1 km
- Castel dell'Ovo & the Lungomare28 min walk2.3 km
- The Cappella Sansevero28 min walk2.4 km
- Mergellina & Posillipo (beach)29 min walk2.4 km
- Spaccanapoli & the old town7 min taxi2.4 km
- Naples Underground7 min taxi2.5 km
- Neapolitan pizza8 min taxi2.8 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 7.Castel Sant'Elmo & the view — A star-shaped fortress crowning the Vomero hill, reached by funicular — its ramparts give the single finest panorama in Naples, the whole city, bay, Vesuvius and Capri spread out below. Go for sunset; the neighbouring Certosa di San Martino monastery has beautiful cloisters and a nativity collection. The best view in the city, bar none.
- 18.Museo di Capodimonte — A royal palace stuffed with Caravaggio, Titian and Bruegel, in a park above the city. One of Italy's great collections, and gloriously uncrowded.
- 19.Certosa di San Martino — A Carthusian monastery on the Vomero hill — a dazzling baroque church, a marble cloister, and the best balcony view over Naples and the bay.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Vomero; flights via Google Flights.