Visit Naples with a private car and English speaking driver!
Naples was founded by the Greeks around the VIII century B.C., just few kilometers from the older town of Partenope; this ‘new town’ or ‘Neapolis’ has been absorbing the influences of its settlers and invaders ever since.
Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of the Roman Empire, was imprisoned here after being overthrown in 476. In the VI century Naples was conquered by the Byzantines, and it was one of the last duchies to fall to the all-conquering Normans in 1039, as they founded the Kingdom of Sicily.
In 1266 Naples and the kingdom of Sicily were given by Pope Clement IV to Charles of Anjou, who moved the capital from Palermo to Naples. In 1284 the kingdom was split in two parts, and stayed that way till 1816, when they would form the kingdom of Two Sicilies.
Naples is the main city of Campania Region and of all the south of Italy, and the third biggest town in Italy. It’s an overcrowded and sprawling metropolis holding around a million souls, with a further two million Neapolitans populating the suburbs.
It’s a major seaport, with shipyards, and thriving industries including iron and steel, petroleum, and porcelain.