What do you think about Naples (Italy)?

Is it considered...
- safe/dangerous?
- clean/unclean?
Are People there...
- kind/unkind?
- honest/dishonest?
I would like to know what people think about my city.
Even if you have not visited it, you can report what people say about it.

There are significant sections of Naples that are very dangerous and unsafe.

However, there are very beautiful and pleasant areas as well. Naples is one city that I would definitely want a dependable local to give me some help with where to go and where to avoid.

People - kind/unkind, honest/dishonest? It is a difficult question. Italy is a very friendly country! A lot of Italians are very outgoing. The Italians particularly enjoy children - if you are traveling with small kids - Don't be surprised if Italians come up to you and want to kiss or hold your child.

Honest/Dishonest - Americans are often seen as "rich" and so, sometimes, people (including Italians) feel that it is no big deal to take advantage of you because you have "lots of money." Capice?

Naples can be EXTREMLY dirty - I cannot count the number friends who have been there and complained of a "sanitation" strike - where no garbage is picked up - and it tends to just pile up on the sides of the streets. Not pleasant!

Finally - Don't plan on swimming the Bay of Naples. I understand that you will have the joy of taking a series of shots if you accidentally fall in the water, and that some of the beaches have trash and medical waste washed up on them. Plenty of other areas in Italy for the beach!

the city is dangerous and unclean
the people are unkind and dishonest...
there are lots of rubbish around there, aren't they? UN SACCO DI MONDEZZA!!!

My wife and I plus two Friends, went on a round trip by car 45 years ago. We went out of season, slept in the car for four nights. reached as far as Naples in the late evening.We all found it a bit creepy.
We booked into a hotel, this man took us through and up the stairs, then to our surprise, open a door that led us onto a gantry, over the road, then into this other building, then to our room.I must stress that we did not see any other person on the way.
Next morning we took a stroll around the town.
Quite a contrast to the night before, absolutely milling with people, anyway we came to the end of one street, and on the corner a man was beckoning me to come over, I did, and had the shock of my life.
He swung open both side of his coat, displaying a mass of small pistols. I could not understand Italian. He was trying to sell. But a shaking of my head and hands, told him I was not interested.
This does not make it a bad place, just somebody trying to make a quick buck.
Anyway we got back as far as the Swiss border and the car broke down.
Left it in garage,cadged a lift back to the port.
Car returned six months later, repaired.

I LOVE IT!!! ITS THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD!!! the people were very kind and im not sure if we got cheated... is italy known for that? cuz if it is then im not sure if i wanna go back... im going again this summer...

io non sono di napoli, e secondo me questa citt脿 猫 un gran casino! a livello di bellezza di paesaggio, attrazioni storiche, cultura 猫 stupenda, molta gente 猫 simpatica, ospitale, (ma questo dappertutto, si trovano i buoni e i cattivi) ma il tutto 猫 rovinato dalla camorra, dalla criminalit脿. anche questo casino dei rifiuti, di chi 猫 la colpa? la camorra, e tutti i politici dentro questa organizzazione, gente che fa il comodo loro non quello della citt脿 e i cittadini. le soluzioni per smaltire i rifiuti ci sono, ma chi comanda 猫 troppo ignorante per eseguirle (ma questo succede anche in altri parti d'italia, politici corrotti, mafiosi....). la camorra controlla la citt脿, questo comporta anche l'insicurezza, molti amici mi hanno detto che durante il giorno non bisogna girare con gioielli al collo o la borsetta troppo in vista...
per non parlare della criminalit脿 "infantile", quasi tutti i giorni si sente parlare di un ragazzino che uccide questo, ruba l'altro...e per questa "piccola" criminalit脿 napoli 猫 la prima d'italia. citt脿 stupenda, senza nessuno che sappia mantenere questa bellezza.

penso che sia una citt脿 corrotta dalla mafia. non 猫 possibile combinarci niente, ed ora ha, come tu ben sai, l'enorme problema dei rifiuti.
Penso che sia una delle citt脿 italiane pi霉 affascinanti e belle, ma trovo inconcepibile quello che sta accadendo; se lo stato avesse veramente intenzione di fare qualcosa di positivo a proposito avrebbe gi脿 agito, ma...i nostri politici non hanno le balls e molti dei nostri enti non hanno la voglia.
ormai ho perso fiducia. amo l'Iitalia quanto la detesto. per quel che riguarda la politica non mi definisco nemmeno pi霉 super partes (sia ben chiaro: non sono un anarchico e nemmeno un nichilista), ho definitivamente perso fiducia nel sistema. 猫 come se l'Italia fosse un illustrazione su un paravento e tutti sanno cosa e chi c'猫 veramente dietro ma non possono dire <<ORA BASTA NECESSITIAMO DI UN CAMBIAMENTO RADICALE!>> perch猫 sono tutti troppo occupati a dare la colpa agli altri passando i problemi di mano in mano. la verit脿 猫 che (in tutta l'Italia, non solo Napoli) tutti pensano di poter fare meglio, ma soprattutto pensano di poter fare da soli; e come persiste questa mentalit脿 persistono anche i problemi (notare che ci stanno per sbattere fuori dall'unione europea).
secondo me il bisognerebbe tornare lealmente al punto di partenza senza cercare di eliminare il passato ma anzi facendone tesoro, e poi dal punto di partenza fare il primo passo, in COLLABORAZIONE, e poi rimediare al pi霉 grande sbaglio: l'ORGANIZZAZIONE.
voglio ricordarti un'altra cosa, un esempio che realizza perfettamente quello che ho detto anche se non piacevolmente; pensaci: gli unici anni ,vicini, in cui l'Italia 猫 arrivata a muoversi a livello internazionale sono stati quelli la quale era sotto dittatura. seppure i fini e il modo fossero inconcepibili il risultati c'erano, e tutto era dovuto ad un efficace organizzazione. 猫 questo che va compreso, ed 猫 ci貌 che va risviluppato, ovviamente sotto una forma pi霉 democratica e contemplata nella costituzione italiana.
concludo dicendo che l'Italia dovrebbe essere una repubblica democratica. ma secondo me 猫 pi霉 mix tra la democrazia (governo di TUTTI i cittadini) e un'oligarchia ( governo di pochi )... 猫 un'OLICRAZIA (governo di TROPPI, CIECHI, ILLUSI, ed EGOISTI.
ciao spero che tu abbia letto e spero di non essere l'unico a pensarla cos矛

Its as safe as any big city here in America. It has sanitation problems, there was just a big trash strike. People were very kind to me when I was there, and very honest and helpful. An example of this is I arrived on a Monday from a week in Capri. I needed money really bad but all the banks were closed because it was a Holiday or something. All the MAC machines (bank o mats) were out of money also, an older man who heard my problem walked me to a hospital to get money. He was gone before I got to thank him. The next day I had travelers checks to cash in and was having a problem finding a bank that would take them. When I got to the Bank Di Napoli it was closed....A police officer took me into the closed bake to a manger in the bank who took care of my money problems. I loved my stay in Naples

i honestly am a little intimidated by napoli b/c people have told me some dangerous stories.. i dont expect it to be too clean b/c its a major city. the people seem lively & loud, & kind for the most part .. & uhh maybe a little dishonest. overall i think its beautiful & historical. i also love it b/c its the home of fabio cannavaro! =]

beh..... is nice........ beautiful beaches........ great pizza......some places may be dangerous for some people.... anyways eh, people for the most part are nice.....

Yes i am a Ital Canadese i have been to Napolie many times.I think it has lots of culture and story but don't forget it is the people that make Napolie.Very unsafe,dirty,the menofreciste people when you ask for a direction,.It takes one person to change for the better.Ciao amigo..

I was there 5 years ago. The city was clean and the people were nice. No problems but it could have changed since.