Bagnoli, the westernmost quartiere of Naples, lies trapped between the Bay of Pozzuoli and the hill of Posillipo–a thin strip hugging the sea with a view towards the islands of Nisida, Ischia, and Procida.

It may sound idyllic on paper, but it takes just a short walk along the coast to understand that this is a place haunted by the blight of abandoned industries, the site of what used to be one of the largest steel mills operating in Italy throughout the 20th century, a metal monster larger than the neighborhood itself.