Shenandoah (AD 26) - Naval Cruise Book

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.K W., - Our tug approaches. ALL ANCIENT writers agree in representing Naples as a Greek settlement. The earliest Greek settlement in the neighborhood was at lschia, but the Colonists being driven out of the island by the frequent earthquakes. settled on the mainland at Gumae, where they found a natural acropolis of great strategic value. From Ciumae they founded Pozzuoli and subsequently Porthenope, where Naples now stands. A splendid natural acropolis, formed by the hill of llizzofalcone, and a massive wall, parts of which are still standing, may be traced at the back of the existing houses. The streets of Naples, narrow and winding, offer a multitude of shops and small eateries. The street peddlers are all around the city showing their wares from stands or boxes carried in their arms. For a few lire a guide can be hired who will spend a full day showing off Napoli . Wash day. fT'vO':r- . - . - - ,--5'-1 1 -gig f -'TNQ -N . ,Mi lf if-v ,, -v-.RFI af

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Naples bum-boats. NAPLES DISPUTES with lstanbul, the claim of occupying the most beautiful site in Europe. The city is situatecl on the northern shore of the Bay of Naples, with a population of approximately 1,050,000. The thircl largest city in Italy, Xaples is one of the most important ports in the couiitry. By rail it is L35 miles from Rome lit' clircct line and 155 miles by the olcler line via tassiiio. On the northeast shore, cast of Naples is an ox- tensive flat, forming part of the ancient Cainpania Felix, ancl watered lay the small stri-ani Selig-to and by the Sarno, which, in classical times, i-vrniwl the port of Poinpcii. From this flat, between thc sea :mil the range Hi the Apennines rises Mt. Ycsiivitis, at the hast- f-1' which, on or near the seashorc. are ia-piilmzs wil' lages as well as the Classic sites of llerculanc-um and Pompeii. Castle and Arch of Aragona. WWW Majestic Mt. Vesuvius looms over Naples harbor. ,, , -1 --sins ,,,, Hrs' -.Vg , , .amy w.,x J, - ,,, 1-Q., Fishermen in Naples harbor.

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