Day 5 - Naples - The Best Pizza Ever

Today we slept in until 8:45 and then checked out of our hostel and went to eat at the hostels restaurant for breakfast. When we checked in to the hostel they made a mistake overcharging us (which they fixed right away) but for the hassle they gave us a 10 euro voucher for their bar/restaurant. This was by far the largest meal we had so far in the trip. I had 2 pancakes, 2 huge sausages, bacon and eggs, toast, and potatoes! I was barely able to finish it all. After breakfast we met up with pat and Sarah at the train station to make our way down to Naples! The ride to Naples took about two hours. When we arrived we took the metro which dropped us off around 2 blocks from our hostel. 

Huge breakfast

Our host Giovanni was there to greet us when we arrived. When we got there the first thing he did was show us how to make pasta which he was making us for lunch! The pasta had shrimp and  zucchini and tasted great. After our meal Giovanni sat us down and gave us a crash course on the history of Italy and Naples and all of the stuff to make sure to see and do in the city. Giovanni, is probably in his late 60s and he has been running his hostel for 17 years! He was so passionate about his city it was inspiring and really gave us some context into the significance of everything we were going to see. 

Giovanni showing us how to cook!

After our crash course we got settled and met back up with pat and Sarah at a nearby church called sansovera. This was a small church in the middle of the city that was filled with many important statues and paintings, The most famous being a statue of Jesus laying down draped in a cloth. 

Next we walked through the Christmas market, which as you might guess was filled with various Italian Christmas trinkets. Right next to the market was a small limoncello factory (limoncello is a lemon flavored liqueur made in Italy) we were able to get a quick tour of how it was made and even some free samples. 

Next we stopped to get an underground tour of Naples. In my opinion this was one of the coolest things we've done so far! We were able to go beneath the city into the underground aqueduct that was originally made by the Greeks and then used by the Romans and later used in WWII as a bomb shelter! It was like a cat underground maze with some passages you needed to squeeze through to get by and others that were huge openings. All of this was underneath the city. The city of Naples is literally built on top of the Ancient Greek and roman cities and you c an actually see remnants of it as you walk around. 

Down into the underground!

After the tour we walked around the city and stopped at a few unique churches and castles and ending along the coast. After all this walking we were starving so we made our way back to a pizza place called Gino Sorbillo, which was highly recommended by Giovanni. The wait was about an hour so we waited outside. Rachel had the great idea to order limoncello at the nearby store. She thought it was a mixed drink but it ended up being shots of limoncello, gross! Haha. Once we finally got seated our pizzas came out in less than 5 minutes. They were amazing!! Seriously THE best tasting pizza I've ever had in my life. After dinner we walked back to our hostel and went to sleep

Naples coast

Gino Sorbillos line

Amazing margarita pizza