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DECK 02 — CASA ZIO BRUNO
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Casa Zio Bruno

Casa vacanze Maison Zio Bruno A' Scalinatella · Naples
VIEWSCREEN // CASA ZIO BRUNO
THE VIEW FROM THE TERRACE

In Naples we stay with Bruno, at Casa vacanze Maison Zio Bruno A' Scalinatella. The house is on Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the road that winds along the hillside halfway up, between the old centre below and the Vomero on top. You can see that location straight away in the view: from the terrace you look out over the rooftops and domes of Naples, with Vesuvius on the horizon. Keep watching for a while and you'll spot the funicolare, the little funicular railway, crawling up and down the green slope.

The apartment itself is small but lovely: a living room with a beautiful patterned tile floor, a kitchenette with everything you need, a bedroom and a bathroom that had been completely renovated just before our stay. Outside one of the windows hangs a tree full of oranges. Through the front door you step straight out onto the spacious terrace you share with the other guests: tables with mosaic tops, palms in pots and that view. It may well be the best part of the whole house.

Most important of all is Bruno himself. A host in a million: warm, always up for a chat and a glass of wine on the terrace, and full of tips for the city. Just how well he looks after his guests became clear on our second evening, when something went badly wrong (see below). Not only did he sort it out straight away, he went the extra mile as well.

For us, one thing was certain: we're coming back. From 7 to 11 October 2026 we're staying with Bruno again (to the October mission).

The apartment The terrace 12 March
11 March 2026

The apartment

Around midday we arrive and first take a look around the apartment.

The living room
The living room, with a sofa, a table with a map of Naples and the patterned tile floor that runs through the whole apartment.
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The living room, with a sofa, a table with a map of Naples and the patterned tile floor that runs through the whole apartment.
The kitchenette
A compact kitchenette with a gas hob, microwave, kettle and a wine rack under the counter.
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A compact kitchenette with a gas hob, microwave, kettle and a wine rack under the counter.
A look into the bathroom
The bathroom had been completely renovated just before our stay. That the ceiling hadn't had quite enough attention, we would find out a day later.
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The bathroom had been completely renovated just before our stay. That the ceiling hadn't had quite enough attention, we would find out a day later.
Towels at the ready
Fresh towels and a hairdryer waiting in a niche in the bathroom.
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Fresh towels and a hairdryer waiting in a niche in the bathroom.
The washbasin
A round basin on a wooden shelf, set against the new marble-effect tiles.
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A round basin on a wooden shelf, set against the new marble-effect tiles.
The shower
The shower cubicle with its mosaic floor, still gleaming from the renovation.
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The shower cubicle with its mosaic floor, still gleaming from the renovation.
Door to the terrace
From the living room you step straight through the front door onto the terrace.
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From the living room you step straight through the front door onto the terrace.
Oranges outside the window
Beyond the bars of the window hangs a tree full of oranges.
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Beyond the bars of the window hangs a tree full of oranges.
The bedroom
The bedroom, with the suitcase already half unpacked on the bed.
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The bedroom, with the suitcase already half unpacked on the bed.
11 March 2026

The terrace

You share the terrace with Bruno's other guests. From midday to dusk: this view never gets old.

Tiled bench on the terrace
A long bench clad in blue-and-white tiles, beneath the hanging plants.
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A long bench clad in blue-and-white tiles, beneath the hanging plants.
The shared terrace
The spacious terrace, with little tables, palms in pots and an arch in the yellow facade.
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The spacious terrace, with little tables, palms in pots and an arch in the yellow facade.
View of Vesuvius
Across the rooftops and domes of Naples, with Vesuvius in the haze on the horizon.
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Across the rooftops and domes of Naples, with Vesuvius in the haze on the horizon.
View of the hill
On the other side the green slope, with the funicular.
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On the other side the green slope, with the funicular.
Between the facades
To the right, the yellow facades with washing on the balconies: Naples as it really is.
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To the right, the yellow facades with washing on the balconies: Naples as it really is.
Marc in the sun
Marc tries out one of the tables in the March sunshine.
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Marc tries out one of the tables in the March sunshine.
Clouds over the city
A little later the clouds gather over the city. From the terrace you can watch the weather roll in.
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A little later the clouds gather over the city. From the terrace you can watch the weather roll in.
The funicular
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As the sun goes down, the funicular makes its way down the hill.
A glass of wine on the terrace
Late afternoon: a glass of wine at the mosaic table, with Vesuvius in the distance.
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Late afternoon: a glass of wine at the mosaic table, with Vesuvius in the distance.
12 March 2026

A glass of wine, and then the ceiling

That afternoon we were still sitting happily on the terrace with Bruno, a glass of wine in hand and the city at our feet. That morning we had already noticed some grit on the bathroom floor, and the ceiling panels were visibly sagging. The bathroom had been renovated shortly before, and the builder clearly hadn't done the most thorough job on the ceiling.

That evening, when we were already in bed, the plasterboard panels came down. What a mess! Bruno was furious with the builder. Luckily his second apartment was free, so we could move in right away. And it didn't stop there: he also treated us to a wonderful dinner at Taverna Luciana. He really didn't have to, but that's Bruno.

On the terrace with Bruno
Liek and Bruno, our host, with a glass of wine on his terrace, looking out over the rooftops of Naples and Vesuvius in the distance.
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Liek and Bruno, our host, with a glass of wine on his terrace, looking out over the rooftops of Naples and Vesuvius in the distance.
Together with Bruno
Marc and Bruno at the little table on the terrace. Behind us, the domes of the city and Vesuvius.
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Marc and Bruno at the little table on the terrace. Behind us, the domes of the city and Vesuvius.