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The Naples Metro (Italian: Metropolitana di Napoli) is a rapid transit system serving the city of Naples, Campania, Italy and some parts of the adjacent comuni of its metropolitan area through Line 11. The system comprises three underground rapid transit lines (Line 1, Line 6 and Line 11).
Line 1 (Italian: Linea 1; Italian pronunciation: [ˈliːneːa ˈuːno]) is a Naples Metro line that runs from Piscinola Scampia in suburban north-west Naples to Garibaldi in southeast Naples. Printed in yellow on the map, it serves 19 stations, 16 of which are underground, over 18.8 kilometres (11.7 mi). [2] It is operated by ANM.
The nearest airports are the Napoli-Capodichino (NAP) and the Salerno-Pontecagnano Airport (QSR) and they have shuttle buses to destinations across the Amalfi Coast, including Positano. [5] Ferries link Positano to other towns including Capri, Naples, Salerno, and Sorrento for transportation. [5] The Sita bus links Positano to Amalfi and ...
The depot was constructed in 1927, when the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (via its Seaboard-All Florida Railway subsidiary) constructed its line to Naples. It was designed in the same Mediterranean Revival style the Seaboard Air Line used with its stations in Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, Hialeah, and Homestead on the southeast coast of Florida (which were built around the same time), and is ...
A journey along the entirety of the longest route, the 47 km (29 mi) from Naples to Sorrento, takes about one hour. On 27 December 2012 the original company was absorbed by the Ente Autonomo Volturno. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the network was used by 25 million passengers annually. [1]
The line closed briefly between May 1989 and March 1990 for an overhaul to the rail and traction systems, [1] in time for Naples to host the 1990 FIFA World Cup. In 1999, the Campania Regional Management Committee transferred management of the Mergellina Funicular to Azienda Napoletana Mobilità (ANM - Neapolitan Mobility Agency), who were by ...
The Amalfi Drive, connecting Sorrento and Amalfi, is a narrow road along the high cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea. Ferries and hydrofoils connect the town to Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Capri and Ischia. Limoncello, a digestif made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water and sugar, is produced in Sorrento along with citrus fruit, wine, nuts and olives. [4]
The peninsula is named after its main town, Sorrento, which is located on the north (Gulf of Naples) coast.The Amalfi Coast is located on the southern side. [1] The Lattari Mountains form the geographical backbone of the peninsula.