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...
On 19th March, for the feast of San Giuseppe (St. Joseph), which later also became Father's Day in Italy, there must always be baked zeppole di San Giuseppe. Delicious, light and soft, topped with a little dome of custard cream and crowned with syrupy sour cherries, like the "cherry on top"... or rather... "the sour cherry on the zeppola".
Spaghetti with anchovy colatura (fermented anchovy sauce), lemon and hazelnuts is a first course that is sophisticated and simple at the same time: the ingredients come together perfectly in a delightful contrast, making for an easy, quick recipe that's guaranteed to satisfy.
Coniglio all'ischitana (Ischia-style rabbit) is one of the signature dishes of the island of Ischia. A tasty, fragrant recipe made with simple ingredients typical of its place of origin, which guarantees wonderfully tender meat. Coniglio all'ischitana is the perfect main course for a family Sunday lunch.
A real delight to nibble on for an afternoon snack or as a dessert to end a meal, perhaps dressed up as a macabre treat for your Halloween dinner. Torrone dei morti literally melts in your mouth.
The bradyseism crisis in the Phlegraean Fields had a huge impact on people's lives, causing widespread alarm and serious concern for public safety. However, thanks to the Italian authorities' ability to manage the situation, the crisis did not lead to significant damage to people or the surrounding environment.
The song, translated literally as "Tu ca nun chiagne" (You who don't cry), captures the heart-wrenching despair of a lost love and the hope of finding new love in life.
The song, composed by Ernesto De Curtis with lyrics by his brother Giambattista De Curtis back in 1902, was an instant success and was adopted as the official anthem for the roughly ten thousand Sorrentine emigrants living in New York.
The song Tammurriata Nera is an anthem to resistance and to the fight against social injustice. Its story is rooted in the Naples of the 1960s, during a historical period marked by deep social and political tensions.
The lyrics of 'E Spingule Francese' (‘The French Pins’) reflect the aching nostalgia of a lost love. The song tells the story of a broken heart, of a love that has left a deep, unbridgeable void.
This masterpiece of Neapolitan music is a hymn to nostalgia, sweet melancholy and love for one's homeland, striking a chord in the heart of anyone who hears this moving song.
