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Casalnuovo di Napoli works well as a base: 5 minutes from Musci, 12km from Mount Vesuvius.
Casalnuovo di Napoli is in Campania, Italy, with about 46,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Musci, about 4 km away.
Casalnuovo di Napoli (Italian: [kaˌzalˈnwɔːvo di ˈnaːpoli, kaˌsal-]; Neapolitan: Casalnuovo 'e Napule) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of Campania in Italy, located about 13 kilometres (8 miles) northeast of Naples. It has 46,663 inhabitants.
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Casalnuovo di Napoli contains the frazioni (hamlets) of: Casarea, Tavernanova, Licignano and Talona.
Casalnuovo di Napoli borders the municipalities of Acerra, Afragola, Casoria, Pollena Trocchia, Pomigliano d'Arco, Sant'Anastasia, Volla, and Somma Vesuviana.
The municipal capital stands on the ruins of Archora, one of the villages that had given rise to the neighboring city of Afragola, and also includes the suppressed municipality of Licignano di Napoli, corresponding to the Roman settlement of Licinianum.
It also includes the towns of Tavernanova and Casarea, acquired in 1929 by spin-off from the municipalities of Pomigliano d'Arco and Afragola.
From an ecclesiastical point of view, instead, the parishes are divided between the archdiocese of Naples (city centre and Casarea fraction), the diocese of Acerra (Licignano and Talona fraction) and the diocese of Nola (Tavernanova fraction).
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Within an hour or so of Casalnuovo di Napoli: L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele (9 km), Naples Historic Centre (10 km), Gran Caffè Gambrinus (11 km), Herculaneum (12 km).
The nearest famous roads are Nastro Azzurro (SS145), Path of the Gods (Sentiero degli Dei) and Amalfi Coast Road (SS163).
Casalnuovo di Napoli is in Campania, Italy, about 4 km from Musci.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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restaurant
The purists' pizzeria, serving only margherita and marinara from the same Forcella corner since 1870: wood-fired, folded 'a portafoglio', a few euros each. Take a number and wait; the queue moves faster than it looks.
9 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A chaotic, soulful UNESCO old town of churches, alley shrines and the birthplace of pizza.
10 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
Naples' belle-époque temple of coffee since 1860, facing Piazza del Plebiscito: birthplace of the 'caffè sospeso' tradition of paying forward a stranger's espresso. Sfogliatella and a scalding tazzulella at the marble counter is the canonical order.
11 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
An ancient Roman town destroyed by Mount Vesuvius alongside Pompeii, uniquely preserved with intact wooden structures, mosaics, and multi-story buildings.
12 km · about 20 min drive
national park
The brooding volcano above Naples, climbable to a smoking crater rim with sweeping Bay of Naples views.
12 km · about 25 min drive
castle
A colossal Bourbon palace with a 3km garden axis and cascade, rivalling Versailles in scale.
18 km · about 20 min drive
film location
The Bourbon palace's grand staircase and halls are the interiors of the Theed Royal Palace in Episodes I and II.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Ancient Roman city preserved in volcanic ash after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
22 km · about 25 min drive
April to October
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