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Platamon B&B in Naples

The PLATAMON Bed & Breakfast is very closed to the famous “Riviera di Chiaia” area, the Castel dell’Ovo and exclusive shops and renowned nightclubs, the ideal for tasting neapolitan dishes.
Crossing the pedestrian island in Piazza dei Martiri and Via Chiaia, where you will find high fashion shops and interesting antiquarian boutiques, you arrive at the Palazzo Reale and the Teatro San Carlo: from here it is possible to reach both the historic centre and the Vomero hills.

It’s a few steps from the Molo Beverello and Mergellina from where you can enjoy pleasant trip to Capri, Procida, Ischia, Amalfi and Sorrento.

The name Via Chiatamone derives from the Greek "Platamon" for its numerous coves, today become garages and botteghe, and to the time of the Roman used like reserviors and bathtubs for allevemento of the fish. In the seven hundred a road celebre in all Europe for its villas and its lodges.

The rooms, all very large and with internal bathroom, are comfortable and relaxing. They have extremely vivacious colours and are provided with TV, air conditioning and heating. The rooms are all doubles with the possibility of adding a third and fourth bed.

Where we are:
Arriving by car with the tangenziale highway come out at Fuorigrotta, go through the homonymous gallery, drive along the seafront "Lungomare Caracciolo" then Partenope street, turning left after the hotel Royal you’ll find our B&B in Chiatamone street n°55.

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