Sizes, fabrics and prints explained straight-talking, with the honesty of someone who really wears 'a maglietta (the...
In Naples, a graduation is never a private affair: it's a neighbourhood celebration. Here's how to choose an original...
The strongest card on the green table becomes, in Naples, the most elegant way to say who really calls the shots....
Born poor in Terra di Lavoro, Michelina Di Cesare chose the maquis and the rifle against a newly united Italy. A...
When the air turns crisp, in Naples people don't just reach for a hoodie: they reach for a piece of identity. Here's...
The City Council has allocated €50 million for the redevelopment of the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, ahead of...
At the fifth edition of Pizza Maxima, the Oscars of Italian pizza, Franco Pepe confirms his title as Best Pizzeria in...
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...
Districts, churches, castles, alleys and museums: a guide to the places of Naples and its surroundings, with the stories you will not find in guidebooks.
There is a wealth of evidence of the various peoples who found refuge among the gentle inlets of Campania. Those who left the deepest mark on this land were, without doubt, the Romans: an incredible people who scattered our territory with testimonies of their power(...)
It was precisely in 1625 that the piazza was officially born, when the local people made an unauthorised "pertuso" (breach) in the city wall, so as to connect with the surrounding boroughs, in particular that of the Avvocata, which was expanding by the day.
It was officially inaugurated on 9 May 1940 by the Hon. Vincenzo Tecchio, then president of the Mostra, in the presence of King Vittorio Emanuele III. The "I Mostra Triennale delle Terre Italiane d'Oltremare" (First Triennial Exhibition of Italy's Overseas Territories), however, came to an end just one month later, due to the outbreak of the Second World War and the subsequent bombings that struck it, with 60% of the buildings suffering severe damage.
After a virtual tour that took us to discover the most beautiful fountains of Naples, now it's time to get to know the city's most famous and monumental gates.
The Telese Spa has very ancient origins: an earthquake in 1349 caused water to gush out from sulphur springs, and once people began making use of it, its beneficial effects on the skin, digestive system, respiratory system and for the treatment of rheumatism soon became apparent.
About three centuries later, the Neapolitan bishop Stefano II decided to restore the buildings, which had by then fallen into ruin, in order to house Benedictine nuns there, and he also added the new construction of the Church of San Gaudioso, dedicated to Santa Fortunata.
The site is linked above all to the legend of the mermaid Parthenope, generating goddess of Naples: according to tradition, even before the founding of Neapolis, the mermaid's body — who let herself die after being rejected by Ulysses — was carried here by the currents and remained buried here.
Located in the historic area of the city, a short distance from the seafront, in the Chiaia district, one of the wealthiest in the metropolis, Piazza dei Martiri is considered one of the most "in" spots along the route(...)
We're talking, of course, about the Royal Palace, located in Piazza Plebiscito, where the main entrance stands, although the entire complex, including the gardens and the San Carlo theatre, also faces onto Piazza Trieste e Trento, Piazza del Municipio and Via Acton.
Leonardo Scarioni was a merchant of Prato origin who moved to Naples and spent the rest of his life there, dying without leaving any heirs(...)
