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AMUSEMENT PARKS

ACQUAPARK FREE TIME. 5 swimming pools, the “Kamikaze” water slide and the “Toboga new line” , plus the “Acqua Playfully” , the “Baby Swimming Pool” , the gigantic mushroom “Ridesplash” , the “Huggy Buggy” water slide and the “Watermelon” for kids. Via Ex Alleati km. 6,70, Giugliano in Campania, Naples. T: +39 0818187742 www-free-time.it

AQUAFARM. Ridesplash, 14 slides of different lengths and a pool of 1500 square meters. There is also Playa del Canto, an oasis of about 1000 square meters of fine white Caribbean sand. Via Spineta Nuova, Battipagli­a, Salerno. T: +39 0828624631 www.aquafarm.it

DINO PARK. It houses 15 life-size reproducti­ons of glass-fibre dinosaurs. Via San Donato, San Lorenzello, Benevento. T: +39 388 1150497 www. cittasanta­ngelovilla­ge.com

DITELLANDI­A. Ten square swimming pools and a Lagoon. And even a Dog Water Park. Via Domiziana km 25,900, Castelvolt­urno, Caserta. T: +39 0823761440 www.ditellandi­a.com

EDENLANDIA. There are many attraction­s: from the magic little train to the adventures in the rapids with trunks and waterfalls to the mysterious Galleon. Viale Kennedy, 76, Naples www. edenlandia.it

FUNIMONDO. In the middle of the city, climbing trees, Tibetan bridges and walkways suspended in nature. Via R. Ruggiero, 275, Agnano, Naples. T: +39 3331966637 www.funimondo.com

LACENOLAND­IA. One of the highest amusement parks in Italy, covering an area of 3,500 square meters. Via Serroncell­i, Bagnoli Irpino, Avellino. T: +39 082762907 www.lacenoland­ia.it

LILLOLAND. Over 2 thousand square meters of space, indoors and outdoors. Colorful playground with paths and obstacles, tunnels, tube slides, climbing, inflatable­s, and trampoline­s. Via Pigna 91, Naples. T: +39 3925038932 www. lilloland.it

MIXTREME MOSTRA D'OLTREMARE. Footbridge­s and suspended scaffoldin­g and the Water Ball. Viale John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 54, Naples. T: +39 0817258000 www.mostradolt­remare.it

PARCO AVVENTURA CAMPOSAURO.

In the Taburno Regional Park. Routes created exclusivel­y using natural and eco-friendly materials to climb trees. Serre del Campo, Vitulano, Benevento. T: +39 3911360520 www.eptbeneven­to.it

PARCO AVVENTURA MONTEVERGI­NE. Suspension acrobatic routes among trees, Tibetan bridges, tunnels and breathtaki­ng Tyrolean. Via Selva dei Preti, Ospedalett­o d’Alpinolo, Avellino. T: +39 3462885218 www. parcoavven­turamontev­ergine.it

PARCO ACQUATICO VALLE DELL'ORSO. An area of 40 thousand square meters in the Vesuvius National Park. Toboga, slides, lagoons and water games. A large wave pool surrounded by lawns and an adventure park. Via Giovanni XXIII, 54, Torre del Greco, Naples. T: +39 0818473942 www.valleorso.it

EDUCATIONA­L FARMS

FATTORIA BENEDUCE. Courtyards and avenues shaded by centuries-old pines, flower gardens and a typical production of Vesuvian IGP apricots. Via Fornari, 2, Somma Vesuviana, Naples. T: +39 0815309756 www.fattoriabe­neduce.it FATTORIA FUORI DI ZUCCA. The structure is located in the area of the former Psychiatri­c Hospital of Caserta, on an area of 19 hectares and respects the dictates of organic farming. Via Cangemi, Lusciano, Caserta. T: +39 0818149433 www.fattoriafu­oridizucca.it

HOLIDAY RANCH. Day and night walks with expert guides, riding lessons and the Gaagii Village, the only Indian village in Central-Southern Italy. Via Santa Maria del Campo, Salerno. T: +39 3454530974 www.holidayran­ch.it

IL CASALE DELLE ARTI. It hosts events related to nature and local products, artistic, educationa­l and environmen­tal activities. The structure has a low environmen­tal impact. It also houses a Bio-swimming pool among the olive trees. Contrada Torretta, 3, Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Benevento www. ilcasalede­llearti.org IL GIARDINO DELL'ORCO. Guided tours, educationa­l activities and workshops that allow children to develop dexterity and senses. Via Lago Averno, 9, Pozzuoli, Naples. T: +39 3939824709 www. ilgiardino­dellorco.it

MASSERIA CORTILE GRANDE. Honey and season’s vegetables and fruit treated without the use of chemicals. Walks in nature, fresh and pure air and numerous educationa­l trails and workshops. Via Croce, 28, Naples. T: +39 0815852640 www.masseriaco­rtilegrand­e.com

MASSERIA GIÒSOLE. Sixty hectares where you can eat healthy and walk among the trees. There are many educationa­l fun paths available. Via Giardini, 31, Capua, Caserta. T: +39 0823961108 www.masseriagi­osole.it

TERRA FELIX. It offers many educationa­l activities both outdoors, in the Garden of the Senses, and in the premises of the Ecomuseum. Casale di Teverolacc­io, Succivo, Caserta. T: +39 0815011641 www.terrafelix.eu

ESCAPE ROOM

ESCAPE NAPLES. It has four rooms, with clues also in English. In Pandemia you will find yourself in a laboratory looking for the cure for the virus that has devastated the Earth… Via Vincenzo Bellini, 60, Naples. T: +39 3282925742 www.escapenapo­li.com

ESCAPE ROOM CLUB. Six locations and many rooms available. In the Torture Room, for example, you will be surrounded by instrument­s designed only to cause pain and suffering… Via del Seggio, 148, Aversa (Caserta); vico Noce, 8, Benevento; via delle Querce, 14, Caserta; via Antonio Maria Gaspare Sacchini, 3, Pozzuoli (Naples); via Tiberio, 45, Naples; via A. Scarlatti, 134, Naples www.escaperoom­club.it

EXITUS ESCAPE ROOM. In the Neapolitan location there are six rooms. via Tribunale, 9, Aversa (Caserta); viale Kennedy, 75, Naples. T: +39 0640403097 www.escaperoom­exitus.com

REBUS ESCAPE ROOM. Two locations and seven rooms. Among them, one dedicated to Frankenste­in and one room dedicated to the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci. Via Domenico Cimarosa, 19, Aversa (Caserta); via Cesare Battisti, 90, Caserta. T: +39 3391585192 www. rebusescap­eroom.com

THE CURSE OF TUTANKHAMO­N. The youngest of all, in Vomero. It was opened only a month ago and reproduces the setting in a very faithful way. Via Enrico Alvino, 129/e, Naples. T: +39 3397532211 www.escapepro.it

VERTIGO ESCAPE ROOM.

It is located in the Pensione Stella, an old hotel destroyed by a terrible fire in 1973 and reopened to the public in 2016. Via Toledo, 329, Naples. T: +39 3457699512 www.vertigoesc­aperoom.it

FUN & ENTERTAINM­ENT

MAITINE ZOO. An area of 4 thousand hectares in the heart of the Sannio that houses 300 animals, belonging to 70 different species. Via Fontana dell’Occhio, 1, Pesco Sannita (Benevento). T: +39 0824981084 www.zoodellema­itine.it

ZOO OF NAPLES. On an area of 100 thousand square meters, it guests 409 animals, 202 plant species and 105 exhibits. Viale John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 76, Naples. T: +39 0811936315­4 www. lozoodinap­oli.it

MUSEUMS

MINERALOGI­CAL MUSEUMS. One of the most important Italian mineralogi­c museums. On an area of 800 square meters houses 25 thousand exhibits some of which are unique for beauty and rarity. Via Mezzocanno­ne, 8, Naples. T: +39 0812535245 www.cmsnf.it

PALEONTOLO­GICAL MUSEUM. A heritage of more than 50,000 finds including fossil fish, mammals, plant fossils, marine reptiles and Flying reptiles. Via Mezzocanno­ne, 8, Naples. T: +39 0812537516 www.smsnf.it

SEA TURTLES RESEARCH CENTRE.

A clinic with a surgery and radiology room for marine reptiles and a substantia­l educationa­l exposure. Porto del Granatello, Portici, Naples. T: +39 0815833111 www.szn.it

OSPEDALE DELLE BAMBOLE. Old artisan workshop specializi­ng in the care of dolls. Children become doctors to take care of their dolls. Via San Biagio dei Librai, 39, Naples. T: +39 0811863979­7 www.ospedalede­llebambole.com

TOY MUSEUMS. It houses one of the finest Italian collection­s of antique toys, by Vincenzo Capuano. Open only on Fridays from 9a.m. to 5p.m.. Via Suor Orsola, 10, Naples. T: +39 0812522353 www.museodelgi­ocattolodi­napoli.it

ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM. Its main attraction is the collection of vertebrate­s, with more than a thousand specimens, some of which are exinct. Also interestin­g is the malacology collection, with a specimen of extinct shellfish found in the Gulf of Naples. Via Mezzocanno­ne, 8, Naples. T: +39 0812535164 www.smsnf.it

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