Last week we went on an excursion to the Vomero neighborhood. Vomero is a very nice part of town, situated up on a hill overlooking the city. Crowning the top of the hill is the imposing Castel Sant’Elmo.
Between the metro station and the castle is the Friggitoria Vomero. A friggitoria is a temple to fried food. We stopped and grabbed some fried delights before going to the castle. We had fried zucchini flowers, a fried pizza (amazing, right?) and fried cheesy spaghetti. Everything was delicious. I'm pretty sure that you can’t pick a bad item at the friggitoria. Stay tuned for a post about the fried zucchini flowers Justin made at home.
With our bellies full, we proceeded to the castle gate. Because he is a Fulbrighter, Justin has a nifty pass that gets him into all of the state-owned museums and sites for free. The man at the ticket booth was very impressed with Justin and his work and decided to let me into the site for free, too. It was exceptionally nice of him, but I must note that I think this site is well worth the €5 entry fee.
After ascending the ramps to the top of the castle, you are treated with a spectacular view of the city of Naples. From up there it feels like you are looking at a 3D model of the city. Traveling on the metro all the time is convenient, but it means that I don’t have a very good grasp of the layout of the city. Being up on the castle allowed me to visually orient the disparate areas with which I am familiar. The pictures speak for themselves. This castle is great.
Between the metro station and the castle is the Friggitoria Vomero. A friggitoria is a temple to fried food. We stopped and grabbed some fried delights before going to the castle. We had fried zucchini flowers, a fried pizza (amazing, right?) and fried cheesy spaghetti. Everything was delicious. I'm pretty sure that you can’t pick a bad item at the friggitoria. Stay tuned for a post about the fried zucchini flowers Justin made at home.
With our bellies full, we proceeded to the castle gate. Because he is a Fulbrighter, Justin has a nifty pass that gets him into all of the state-owned museums and sites for free. The man at the ticket booth was very impressed with Justin and his work and decided to let me into the site for free, too. It was exceptionally nice of him, but I must note that I think this site is well worth the €5 entry fee.
After ascending the ramps to the top of the castle, you are treated with a spectacular view of the city of Naples. From up there it feels like you are looking at a 3D model of the city. Traveling on the metro all the time is convenient, but it means that I don’t have a very good grasp of the layout of the city. Being up on the castle allowed me to visually orient the disparate areas with which I am familiar. The pictures speak for themselves. This castle is great.