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Called "green island" for its wonderful and lush flora, Ischia is the largest island of the Campania Archipelago, unanimously recognized among the most beautiful and characteristic in the world. The charm of the island is lost in the mists of time, countless would be the stories that can be told about it. Even now it is one of the most popular tour...

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Christmas traditions in Italy are varied and each  region has a bunch of its own. In Naples, one of the most popular involves eel, orcapitone as it’s commonly known in the city of  Parthenope. On Christmas Eve,capitoneis compulsory on every Neapolitan table, usually deep fried and served with a glass of good wine. But the question is: why? To answe...

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Wednesday was not a good day for superstitious Neapolitans. The blood of San Gennaro, the patron of Naples, failed to liquefy despite two rounds of praying by the faithful, which some in the southern Italian city see as an omen of bad things to come. A vial containing the dried blood of the fourth-century martyr is put on public display three times...

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Shall we just get the pleasantries out of the way? Capri is a lovely little island that floats in the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Naples and where the air is scented with bougainvillea that tumbles in wild abandon over the garden walls of white-washed villas. Blah, blah, blah. Not that I’m immune to the natural beauty of this island, and I have...

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Maiori is one of the municipalities of Amalfi Coast, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here we can find the longest beach of Amalfi Coast, characterized by dark volcanic sand, and a smaller beach in the locality of Erchie, as well as several smaller creeks as Glauco's Beach, Capo d'Orso or Cala Bellavia. Maiori: the origins of i...

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THE CHURCH OF SAN DOMENICO Maggiore is one of the largest and most important religious buildings in Naples. While the baroque interior of the church attracts the attention of most tourists, the sacristy hides many secrets. Inside the sacristy, the balcony is adorned with 42 sepulchers of various members of the Aragonese royal family. They house var...

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The heart of winter, as we all know, are the Christmas holidays, Italy from North to South is crossed by hundreds of cultural, culinary, religious and artistic traditions. From the Nativity crib to the Christmas tree, passing by the struffoli and the panettone. Without forgetting then of St. Stephen's Day and New Year's Day, arriving until Epiphany...

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Pizza-makers in Naples have teamed up with local Christmas crib artisans to create a large Nativity scene made entirely from pizza dough. The unconventional Christmas scene, mounted on a giant pizza base, will be on display throughout the festive period in the city's Basilica of S. Chiara. The pizza Nativity was made to celebrate three years since...

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Italian club Napoli renamed its stadium in honor of former captain Diego Maradona on Friday. The Naples city council unanimously approved the change of name from Stadio San Paolo to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. “Napoli is delighted about today's decision,” the club said in a brief online statement. Maradona died last week aged 60 in his native Ar...

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When: From Nov 27, 2020 to Jan 4, 2021 - Where: Hall of Architecture - Kick off the season with a visit to our popular Nativity display nestled in our stunning Hall of Architecture. The presepio, a centuries-old tradition in Naples and Southern Italy, is an elaborate Nativity scene recreated with miniature figures arranged in a detailed panorama of...

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