Naples is not just a B-list Italian city or a gritty point of departure to Capri or Pompeii. It's the former seat of an entire kingdom that, after Italy's unification, had its treasury looted and its citizens taxed into submission. The best context for Naples, which only Paris rivaled for sophistication, is Museo di Capodimonte, the largest museum in Italy, housed in a palace built for the Bourbon rulers of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily.

Right now may be the best time to visit Naples since the 1700s, when it was an important stop for artists and writers on the Grand Tour. European tourists arrive hourly at the new (and amenity-rich) Capodochino airport.

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