NAPLES: GENERAL INFORMATION


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TOURIST OFFICES AND INFORMATION
EPT office (head), Piazza dei Martiri 58, open 8.30am-2.30pm Mon-Fri.
EPT office, Mergellna train station
EPT office, Stazione Centrale. Open 9am-7.30pm Mon-Sat, 9am-1.30pm Sunday. Tel. 081 206666
EPT office, airport
AAST office, Piazza del Gesu Nuovo, open 9am-8pm Mon-Sat, 9am-3pm Sunday. Tel. 081 5523328
CTS (student travel centre), Via Mezzocannone 25, tel. 081 5527960
Tourist assocation website – http://www.aziendaturismonapoli.com
Qui Napoli, free monthly brochure with listings and opening hours for museums and places to see. City maps, telephone numbers etc.





EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Ambulance – 112 or 081 7520696
Each district has a Guardia Medica with a doctor on duty at night and weekends.
Emergency and local phone numbers are listed in Qui Napoli.
Hospital: Ospedale Loreto-Mare, Via Amerigo Vespucci, seafrong.
Pharmacy, Stazione Central, open 8am-8pm daily.
Police Station: Questura, Via Medina 75. Tel. 081 794 1111
Car theft, tel. 081 794 1435





CREDIT CARDS
American Express, Piazza Municipio 5-6 (Every Tour).
Here you can change money and send via Western Union.
Mastercard/Eurocard, Lost card hotline 800 870 866
Diners Club, Lost card hotline 167 864064
Visa International, Lost card hotline 800 819 014





EMBASSIES
Go to Rome for more direct help:

Australia, Via Alessandria, Rome, 215, ph 06 852721
Canadian Embassy, Via G B de Rossi, Rome 27 ph 06 445981 or (06) 841 5341
Canadian Consulate: Via Zara 30, Rome, ph 06 445981(http://www.canada.it).
New Zealand, Via Zara 28, Rome, ph 06 440 2928 or 06/441-7171
UK, Via XX Settembre 80a, Rome, ph 06 482 5441 or 06 482 5551, metro: Caastro Pretorio
USA, Via Vitorrio Veneto, Rome119a-121, ph 06 46741
Irish Embassy, Largo del Nazareno 3, tel: (06) 67 82 541, metro: Barberini
United States Embassy, Via Vittorio Veneto 119, Rome tel: (06) 46 741, metro: Barberini
South African Embassy, Via Tanaro, Rome, 14, tel: (06) 844 3928, bus: 56, 57, 319. tram: 19, 19b, 30b

If you need assistance in an emergency, you can go to your country's embassy. Proof of identity and citizenship are generally required to enter. If your passport has been stolen, get a police report then contact your embassy for assistance.





INTERNET CAFES
Multimedia, Via Sapienza 43 (first floor), open 9.30am-9.30pm daily. Tel. 081 298412, http://www.viasapienza43.com

Internetbar, Piazza Bellini 74, open 91m-2am Mon-Sat, 8pm-2am Sun. Tel. 081 295237. Euro 2.6 per half hour

Internet Café di Napoli, Piazza Garibaldi 73, open 9am-9pm Mon-Sat, tel. 081 5535019, Euro 1.55/2.60 for half hour/hour

My Beautiful Laundrette, Via Montesant 2, surfing and laundry. Euro 2.60 per hour.





DANGERS
Petty crime is a problem in Naples so we have developed this short guide to help you avoid certain areas. Be careful in crowds and with leaving vehicles as car theft is rife. The other major danger is crossing roads as traffic lights and pedestrian crossings are rarely observed.
Some areas to avoid at night include:
Stazione Centrale
Piazza Dante
West of Via Toledo
North to Piazza Carita.






SPECIAL EVENTS
Check our festivals page for more details

May – Maggio dei Monumenti, a month of concerts and cultural activities in museums and monuments around town. Most are free
May-September – open air-concerts around town
First Sunday in May, 19 September and 16 December
Festa di San Gennaro – crowds gather in the cathedral to pray the saint’s blood will liquefy, a miracle to save the city from potential disasters.
16 July, Madonna del Carmine, Piazza del Carmine
Culminates in a fireworks display
5-12 September, Madonna di Piedigrotta
Christmas, elaborate nativity scenes
July-August, Neapolis Rock Festival, near the beach at Arenile di Bagnoli. Attracts international topliners.

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