Changing Towns

Photo by Foto S.A.

Early tomorrow morning we are driving south to Naples. Wish us luck.

We are staying in the 'Quartieri Spagnoli'. Wish us even more luck.

We won't have an internet connection at the apartment.

If we don't re-surface in Rome the following week, you'll know why.

"Scaling the footslopes of Vomero to the west of Via Toledo are some of the city's narrowest and most crowded streets. The grid of alleys was laid out to house Spanish troops during the 17th century, hence the name: the Quartieri Spagnoli. In some ways it's an enticing area, in that it's what you expect of Naples, with the buildings so close together as to barely admit any sunlight. But it's a poor, densely populated part of town too, home to the Camorra and the notorious Neapolitan 'bassi' - one-room windowless dwellings that open directly onto the street - and one you might want to avoid wandering too deeply at night."

The 2009 Rough Guide to Naples and the Amalfi Coast