Category: Naples

Naples, the famous southern city in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, is the capital of the region of Campania. Learn more about Naples (Napoli) by browsing these posts.

  • Paolo Sorrentino’s Naples: The People and Places of “The Hand of God”

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    “The Hand of God” is packed with beautiful and surreal scenes of Naples. Learn about the locations, people, and cultural references in Sorrentino’s Neapolitan masterpiece.

  • These Amazing Italian Gardens Near Naples Are Shaped Like a Violin

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    Did you know that the landscape around the Reggia di Caserta was designed to look like a violin? Learn more about this UNESCO Heritage Site near Naples.

    Reggia di Caserta from above
  • Procida: Italian Capital of Culture 2022

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    The island city of Procida is the Capital of Italian Culture for 2022.

    Marina Corricella Procida
  • Pino Daniele, Soul of Naples

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    Si ‘mmuore solo quanno ‘o munno nun s’aricorda più di te. Se no, ci si allontana solo fisicamente. “You die only when the world doesn’t remember you anymore…otherwise you only move away physically.” This quote — partly in Neapolitan and partly in Italian — appears in a video tribute to Pino Daniele, the legendary singer…