Time Out: Naples 4th Ed

Lying in the shadow of Europe's second-largest active volcano, overlooking the Bay of Naples, this fascinating, UNESCO-protected city offers more than corruption, crime and Camorra scandals. Naples is proud of its heritage, including restored Renaissance palazzi and archaeological treasures, but is also keen to embrace the future, as witnessed by the opening of PAN (Palazzo delle Arti Napoli) and MADRE (Museo d'Arte Donnaregina), both welcome additions to the city's contemporary art scene.

Visit the San Carlo opera house, where Rossini and Donizetti triumphed, sip a caffŠ where Oscar Wilde and Enrique Caruso used to lounge, eat a margharita pizza at the restaurant that created it and, with the help of this guide, find the best hotels, the coolest spas and some of the finest food in the whole of Italy.