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Ischia is the largest island in the Bay of Naples, and the one most American travelers leave for a second trip. It is greener than Capri, considerably bigger, and built around thermal water rather than around a single famous piazza. Getting there looks simple on a map. In practice, it…

Travel the water between Positano and the tip of the Sorrento Peninsula and you will start to notice them: squat stone towers set into the cliffs, some round, some square, standing where the rock meets the sea. Most visitors passing along the coast road never register them. From a boat,…

On a calm day in the Bay of Naples, the water off the little town of Baia looks like any other stretch of Mediterranean coast. Look a little closer, though, and shapes begin to surface a few feet below you: the line of a road, the threshold of a doorway,…

Between Positano and Capri, three small islands sit just off the coast, close enough to see from the beach at Positano and impossible to set foot on. They are older than Rome, tied to one of the oldest stories in Western literature, and for much of the twentieth century they…

It is the question almost every cruise traveler asks before the ship even docks: with only one day in Naples, is it really enough to see something worthwhile, or is the city better traded for somewhere else? The honest answer is that one day is enough, but only if you…

Capri is famous for its daytime brilliance: the impossible blue of the water, the Faraglioni rising offshore, the lemon terraces above the sea. Yet some of the island's most memorable hours arrive later, after the day trippers have caught their ferries home and the light turns gold over the gulf.…

Capri is one of those destinations where the timing of your visit shapes the entire experience. The island's geography is fixed, but everything else — the light, the crowds, the sea, the cost, the mood — changes dramatically from one month to the next. This guide gives you an honest…

In the summer of 2027, the Bay of Naples will become the center of the sailing world. The Italian government, in collaboration with Emirates Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, has officially confirmed Naples as the host city of the 38th edition of the America's Cup.…