Naples and its historic centre

Under the bell tower of Santa Chiara, you bite into a blistered margherita while scooters dart down Via Benedetto Croce. Two streets away, the Sansevero Chapel reveals the Veiled Christ, that 1753 marble whose drapery seems to breathe. Up by the Duomo, the vial of San Gennaro’s blood awaits its ritual, and beneath the Greek decumanus lie Roman layers. From Sorrento, it’s roughly 50 km on the A3: the bay widens, Vesuvius looms, and the pulse of Spaccanapoli grabs you before noon.

From there, the day flexes around you: hotel pick-up, a Mercedes at your disposal, and stops as short or as deep as you like while your driver handles the roads and holds your bookings. With a private chauffeur in Sorrento, you glide from the National Archaeological Museum — home to Pompeii’s mosaics — to Piazza del Plebiscito without thinking about parking. An espresso at Gambrinus, nativity workshops on Via San Gregorio Armeno, then a scenic rise to Posillipo before heading back, afternoon traffic absorbed and a bag of warm sfogliatelle at your feet.