Born poor in Terra di Lavoro, Michelina Di Cesare chose the maquis and the rifle against a newly united Italy. A...
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When the means are few, so is the result. Let's discover the most realistic Neapolitan saying there is.
One word, ‘scugnizzo’ (Neapolitan street kid), and it holds the whole of Naples inside it. We tell you how the year's...
At the market, at the counter, in the family: there's always someone who complains and gets more. It's the sharp...
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Someone has wronged you, and instead of reacting, you wait in silence with a smile? Here's the Neapolitan proverb...
There's a word that explains everything in Naples and can't be translated into any language. It's called cazzimma,...
From Greek Neapolis to the Four Days of Naples, from the munaciello to the bella 'mbriana: the history of Naples and the legends the city has been telling for centuries.
On 6 January 1944, a crack appeared on the flank of the Vesuvius crater, causing an increase in lava flow. This resulted in a stream of lava pouring outwards, invading the western sector of the crater in less than an hour and pushing over 100 metres down the slope.
This term identified the tiny clusters of farmhouses within the countryside surrounding Naples.
Built in the 1930s on Capri by the celebrated writer Curzio Malaparte, this villa has always been a coveted spot for artists and scholars alike.
Snatched in 1989 from the clutches of organised crime, its value is estimated to be between 12 and 15 million euros.
The lively, bustling Naples district known as "Pignasecca" (dry pinecone) is a crowded, picturesque place that deserves a proper visit.
The Torretta was built in 1564 by order of the viceroy, the Duke of Alcalá, to serve as a lookout for maritime raids and as a military garrison.
An enchanting building. Summer residence of the royal Bourbon dynasty and later the centre of the Portici School of Agriculture.
It's in the residential area of Chiaia, precisely in largo Sant'Orsola, that you'll find the "extraordinary" seat
The story is wrapped in a legendary aura: Donn'Albina, Donna Romita and Donna Regina.
“Sì bella e ‘nfame comme ‘o riavule ‘e Mergellina” (You're as beautiful and wicked as the Devil of Mergellina)
