Most people who visit Naples for the first time put a day trip to Pompeii near the top of their agenda. We, however, did not. Our recent trip to Naples was our fourth – we still had not seen the ruins – and I finally surrendered, much in the spirit of a man who hates…
What people want most in life is love – or so psychologists had thought for a long time. Latest research in the field, however, appears to indicate that humans crave respect even more: and, above all, the kind of respect which is most hurtfully denied to them. Beautiful women want to be admired for their…
The concept of a journey implies that with every step of the way, the world changes in some aspect and also that something changes in us. (Italo Calvino) There is no Italian town without tourists. You only have the choice between different degrees of crowdedness: some towns at the extreme end of the spectrum function…
Just as Italy is not just the sum of Rome, Florence and Venice, Campania – the region south of Rome and its province of Lazio – is more than Naples plus the Amalfi Coast. Today and over the next few weeks, we will present this region to you in its full diversity, offering you something…
Here is how to explore Naples: if you only have two hours – time to kill between two trains, let’s say – I would suggest you walk up and down Via Tribunale, the main street of the city since Roman times. If you have one full day, you may want to extend your focus to…
There are several ways of discovering a city. For Naples, we suggest to discover the city through its art. Don’t worry: we are not proposing to explore the city by walking from one Caravaggio to the next. We invite you instead to follow us on a stroll through Napoli’s unique open air art museum, which…
Agropoli is the perfect day trip from Naples. This small and picturesque town, located at the southern tip of the Gulf of Salerno, is only one hour away by train from Naples and will provide you with a much needed balm for your nerves and soul after a few days in Europe’s most anarchic city….
There are two ways of exploring Naples. You can opt to tick off the well-known points of interest: the Caravaggios and the catacombs, the churches and the royal palaces. But you can also venture out into the streets of the city without a fixed itinerary in order to experience Naples on a visceral level: immersing…
The end of the year is a time not only to look at Christmases and Holidays Past but also at Christmases and Holidays Future. It is a time both to review experiences and to look ahead. The Ghost of Holidays Past encourages us specifically to take a close look at what went well in days…
For today’s post, we are going to climb the Vomero, the other hill of Naples, the one that does not have smoke coming out of its ears. Or rather, I should say, we were going to climb the Vomero, because that was the original scenario. We wanted to tell you all about the Salita del…