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...
The basilica sanctuary of Santa Maria della Neve (Our Lady of the Snow) is one of the basilicas of Naples. It was the most important church of the municipality of Ponticelli before it became an integral part of the Campanian capital. It is the oldest basilica in the Vesuvian area. After the sanctuary of the Madonna dell'Arco it is also the richest in works of art.
The Certosa di San Martino is a monastery in Naples, located on the Vomero hill, next to Castel Sant’Elmo. It is certainly one of the most important religious monumental complexes in the city. It has around a hundred rooms, two churches, four chapels, three splendid cloisters and hanging gardens.
The frittatina di maccheroni (a small fried pasta cake) is a fantastic Neapolitan street food, delicious to eat while strolling through the streets of Naples, but also as a starter before a good pizza. It's smaller than the one usually cooked at home and, traditionally, it's made with bucatini pasta and filled with béchamel, minced meat, peas and provola cheese. However, there are also several variations, such as the one with the
The classic version is the famous cicoli e ricotta (pork cracklings and ricotta), but nowadays there are countless variations around. There's everything from the one with salami and provola cheese to the one with scarole (curly endive). What matters is that it's fried well, crispy outside and soft inside, with a heart of melting provola or tomato, which inevitably gets all over your hands!
The church is also known as Cesarea, after the name of its founder Annibale Cesareo, secretary of the royal court of Santa Chiara. The complex was built in Baroque style, and the embellishments added between the year of its founding and 1636, when the church was completed, are of great importance. Later, restoration works were also carried out: in 1773 by Costantino Manni and, two years
The green island is certainly one of the favourite holiday destinations for Neapolitans and visitors alike, thanks both to the beauty of the sea and to its thermal waters, used since ancient times to strengthen the body and cure illnesses and infections. The whole territory is, in fact, of volcanic origin, which makes it one of the largest spa centres in Europe.
The song was first assigned to Mario Abate and later brought to success by Giacomo Rondinella. It also inspired the films “Totò, Peppino e la Malafemmena” (Totò, Peppino and the Malafemmena), where it is sung by Teddy Reno, and “Malafemmena”, where it is instead reinterpreted by Nunzio Gallo.
After Florence, Milan and Rome, it's time for another great and wonderful Italian city, of which we'll be assessing ten characteristic aspects, in comparison with as many from our Naples. It's Turin.
It's the ideal city for a weekend away, in which case you can limit yourself to a quick dash around the most famous spots, or it can be the perfect destination for a longer stay too.
One is the capital of fashion and is gaining more and more importance on a European and national level, and the other is our beloved Naples. Have you worked out which city we're talking about? It's Milan, and it will be the star of this new comparison, based on 10 points, with the Neapolitan city. Here's our line-up, the choice is yours!
