Hostel Portici was born in the characteristic city market where you can find typical products of all kinds; it is very close to the Royal Palace of the Borboni era with a wonderful public park attached, is not far from the National Museum of Pietrarsa where the first Italian railway line was born. In Portici we have free beaches, the new promenade, and a beautiful Bourbon port where in summer the nightlife moves youth, thanks to lounge bars, restaurants, and nightclubs.
Hostel Portici also has a strategic position to easily reach Naples, the various historical and archaeological sites, Vesuvius, the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Ischia, Procida.
Info for getting around:
• Reggia Borbonica di Portici and Real Orto Botanico: reachable in 10 minutes on foot or 5 minutes by bike-sharing service.
• National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa: Located about 1.5 km from the hostel, reachable in 20 minutes on foot or 10 minutes by bike-sharing service
• Archaeological Excavations of Herculaneum: Located about 1.7 km from the hostel, reachable in 20 minutes on foot, 5 minutes by bus or 10 minutes by bike-sharing service.
• MAV- Virtual Archaeological Museum: Located about 1.7 km from the hostel, reachable in 20 minutes on foot, 5 minutes by bus or 10 minutes by bike-sharing service.
• Ferry departing from the Port of Portici for Amalfi Coast and Capri
• Vesuvius: The volcano base is about 7.5 km from the hostel, reachable in 15 minutes by car or with an organized tour.
• The historic center of Naples is about 8 km from the hostel, reachable thanks to the Circumvesuviana Portici-via Libertà and the railways ''Stazione Portici-Ercolano'' (both 10 min walk from the hostel) - download the app Moovit to be updated on lines
• Pompeii, Sorrento, Amalfi, Positano reachable thanks to the Circumvesuviana Portici-via Libertà , download the app Moovit to be always updated on lines, rates and schedules.