There's always that moment when you need to buy a gift, and the budget says one thing while your heart says another....
A friend sees you tense and gives you a "Stai sciuoto!" (stay loose!) with a pat on the shoulder. In those two words...
The longest guide of the year to get your gift right: ideas sorted by recipient and budget, with Neapolitan spirit...
Bourbon lilies and De Crescenzo's little red horse: the story of the symbols of the Regno delle Due Sicilie and of a...
There's a noise in the old house, an object that disappears and then reappears, a coin found on the floor. In Naples...
Sizes, fabrics and prints explained plainly, with the honesty of someone who really wears 'a maglietta' (Neapolitan...
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...
It was 1737 when Naples gave birth to the oldest opera house in the world, preceding Milan's La Scala by 41 years and Venice's La Fenice by 55(...)
An ancient maritime republic, its founding is attributed by some sources to the Romans. From the 9th century onwards, alongside Pisa, Venice and Genoa, Amalfi sought to gain control of the Mediterranean Sea(...)
The Masseria dei Domenicani (Farmhouse of the Dominicans) is one of the oldest historic-religious buildings in the area of Soccavo, a district to the west of Naples. This convent complex is located in Via Vicinale San Domenico.
It was strongly desired by the people of Naples to replace the previous little church, dating back to the 8th century. Its construction began in 1574 and was completed in 1580. It rose on the exact spot where San Gennaro (Saint Januarius) and his six companions were beheaded in martyrdom.
It was founded in 1585 by Giovanni d'Avalos, son of Alfonso d'Aragona. It was built on the site of an earlier church dedicated to the Transfiguration, later renamed after the Ss. Redentore (Holy Redeemer).
A walk of over a kilometre, a constant flow of tourists, locals and workers, a host of affordable shops and stores with three-zero price tags, home to magnificent monumental palaces, churches, important side streets and eateries offering tempting street food that scents the whole route with its aromas: this and much more is Via Toledo, in Naples.
It stands between Piazza Trieste e Trento and Via Toledo, where once there were only parallel streets connected by small alleyways that did not enjoy a good reputation: here, in fact, taverns and houses of ill repute were located, where crimes of every kind were committed.
During Roman times, Sorrento was crossed by three interconnected valleys: besides the Vallone dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills), there was also a valley that ended at Marina Grande and another that stretched inland, into the hills of the town. The latter two have now almost entirely disappeared, replaced by roads and buildings. The Vallone dei Mulini, however, is still visible today and continues to charm tourists
In the historic centre of Naples, more precisely on the Pirozzoli hill, the most panoramic spot in the whole Vergini district, stand a church and a convent which together make up the Complesso dei Cinesi (Chinese Complex).
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(...)
