Car Hire: Take advantage of the special easyJet inflight rates. Visit the Europcar desk on arrival or call +39 (0)81 780 5643. Open from 7.30am-11.30pm seven days a week.

Airport Transfer: Pre-book your door-to-door transfer with easyJet’s transfer partner, Holiday Taxis—from home to the airport, then city or resort (easyjet.holidaytaxis.com).

Taxi: The journey takes 20 minutes and costs €35.

Bus: The Alibus airport shuttle stops at the train station and Piazza Municipio. Tickets: €4. Alternatively, catch bus 3S to the train station. Tickets: €1.50.

My Way
( 13 Piazza San Pasquale. Tel. 081 764 2615 )
Fast food the Neapolitan way: fresh cornetti (Italian croissants filled with Nutella, strawberries or almond paste), panini (sandwiches), pizzette (little pizzas) and snacks.

La Trattoria del Buongustaio
( 8 Via Basilio Puoti. Tel. 081 551 2626 )
For an authentic local experience, visit this little restaurant where southern Italian favourites, such as sausage and friarielli (greens), are dished up in a straightforward manner.

Gusto & Gusto
( 31-33 Via Partenope. Tel. 081 245 2662 )
Located directly across from the lovely Castel Dell’Ovo, this delightful venue offers classic Neapolitan dishes such as pizza cooked in a wood-fire oven and spaghetti with clams, as well as chef Gaetano Esposito’s seasonally-inspired creations.

La Mescita
( 90 Discesa Coroglio. Tel. 081 598 3375 )
Expect elegance and unique Mediterranean-inspired recipes such as fresh fish baked in a cheese crust, spaghetti with sea urchins, and breaded calamari baked in the wood-fired oven. An extensive wine list and fresh desserts make this a memorable dining experience.

Perditempo
( 8 Via San Pietro a Majella. Tel. 081 444 958 )
The name Perditempo means 'Lose Time' and you certainly can while sipping an espresso or a glass of wine and browsing its selection of books, CDs and vinyl albums.

Underground Street
( 4 Vico Santa Maria dell’Aiuto. Tel. 081 552 7575 )
Enjoy a fresh caipirinha while grooving to the jazz, blues and Neapolitan folk acts that perform at this hip subterranean club in the city centre.

White Bar
( 3B Vico Satriano. Tel. 081 248 1200 )
White is the dominant colour at this elegant venue where DJs spin discs from 10pm-4am and Tuesday is tango night. Closed on Wednesday.

Art Chiaja is tucked away on a tiny plaza off of the Via Chiaia shopping street, where you'll find a wide array of high-quality, Neapolitan souvenirs: coral jewellery, dainty cameos, painted tambourines, Pulcinella figurines, cornicelli (good luck horns) and more (238 Via Chiaia. Tel. 081 497 6222).

Need stamps? Don’t bother looking for a post office. Simply pop into the nearest tobacco shop and ask for as many francobolli as you require.

UNESCO declared Naples' historic city centre a World Heritage site in 1995. Dating back to the original Greek settlement, destroyed in 470, many of Naples' must-see sites are located here, including the Santa Chiara cloister garden.

The MADRE museum features Robert Rauschenberg: Travelling 70-76 Naples, a special selection of the American artist’s works chosen to reflect the influence other cultures had on his artwork (until 19 January. 79 Via L Settembrini. Tel. 081 1931 3016).

Herculaneum – Like Pompeii, this ancient Roman village was also destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD. A short walk from the Ercolana/Scavi exit on the Circumvesuviana train line leads you to this historical site.

Italians hang stockings on 5 January, when the good witch known as La Befana flies around on her broom doling out toys and sweets to kids.

Compiled by Tui Bijoux/www.mentalmosaic.com