If you are going to Naples, Italy retracing the steps of Julia Roberts in the film “Eat Pray Love”, to immerse yourself in the city’s historic and culinary delights (read our pizza guide and restaurant guide), and absorb the atmosphere of one of Italy’s most fascinating cities, check out the following hotels in Naples (and [...]

Hotel Santa Caterina in Amalfi has been enchanting guests since 1880 with its lush gardens, fruit orchards and olive groves, and breathtaking views over the Mediterranean.

The luxury hotel is perched on a cliff off the Amalfi Drive, and guests use elevators carved into the rock to reach the sea water swimming pool, sun deck and [...]

The venerable Il San Pietro in Positano has been around for forty years and a recent renovation is making it once again a favorite among visitors to the Amalfi Coast. Its location is unbeatable; it is built into the rocky cliffs over the Mediterranean with vertigo-inducing drops into the sea on either side.

From the hotel [...]

Few hotels in the world can boast of a better location than Casa Angelina, a luxury boutique hotel perched on the edge of a rocky cliff between Amalfi and Positano with stunning views over the Mediterranean.

In addition to rooms and suites with terraces, Casa Angelina has four apartments that are perfect for families or couples [...]

If you are going to Naples and prefer contemporary chic over shabby baroque, then check out the Romeo Hotel. With 85 rooms, some of which have fabulous views over the Bay of Naples, plus a hammam and sushi bar, this is definitely not the typical Neapolitan “grand hotel” from the 1800s. There are wellness suites, [...]

I just finished posting the Eat Pray Love guide to the best pizza in Naples. But Naples is more than just pizza so here is a list of excellent restaurants in the city. One of the joys of eating in Naples is that the seafood is very fresh and deliciously prepared. Among my favorite seafood [...]

Here’s a list of Mapplr’s favorite pizzerias in Naples, Italy. There’s a reason why Elizabeth Gilbert went to Naples to eat pizza in her novel, “Eat Pray Love”: Naples is where pizza was invented and perfected. In the film, Julia Roberts (who plays Gilbert) devours an entire pizza napoletana, in defiance of her expanding waistline. [...]

Naples is a culinary paradise, as the author of “Eat Pray Love” discovered when she went to Italy to indulge in the country’s gastronomic delights. But Naples is also more than that: it has history and physical beauty. If you are planning a trip to Naples, consider staying at the Grand Hotel Vesuvio, an opulent [...]

If you decide to go to Naples, Italy to eat pizza like Julia Roberts in the film “Eat Pray Love”, don’t just stay for a day. The city is endlessly fascinating, with its palaces, churches and museums to delight you. For a truly unusual experience, check out the Albergo del Purgatorio, located in a Renaissance [...]

Are you thinking of spending a couple of days in Naples, to try the city’s famed pizza napoletana like the characters in the film and book “Eat Pray Love”? Don’t limit yourself to the pizza; the seafood, pasta, and desserts are all divine. And beyond the culinary attractions of the city, there are gorgeous baroque [...]

If you want to stay in Naples to explore its culinary and historical delights like the characters in “Eat Pray Love”, consider the Hotel Palazzo Caracciolo, a 143-room hotel in the heart of the city where neo-baroque meets modern design. It is close to the Madre del Buon Consiglio, Santa Maria della Sanita and Capella Sansevero [...]

If you want to explore Naples and sample its culinary delights as depicted in the film and book “Eat Pray Love”, you should stay at least a couple of days to see the stunning baroque architecture in Neapolitan palaces and churches.

An affordable, intimate B&B in the center of town is the Casa d’Anna. It is [...]

If you are going to Naples, head south to the beautiful towns of Sorrento and Positano perched on steep rocky hillsides with stunning views of the sea. Sorrento has been a favorite among travelers and Italians for more than a century. You can swim in the warm waters, explore the old town and take a [...]

Boutique hotels provide the perfect base to sample some of the world’s most exciting street food. Intimate and refined, what they lack in roof-top gymnasiums and golf simulators, they make up for with stylish interiors and, invariably, great city-centre locations.
These urban retreats are right in the heart of the action, in the vast majority of [...]