Tag: Campania

  • 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
  • Reggia di Caserta

    The 18th-century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. Located outside of Naples, the palace and grounds make for a pleasant day trip from Rome or from other locations in Campania, Lazio, and central-southern Italy. Short…

  • Sleeping Dog, Pompeii

    Photo of a stray dog sleeping among the ruins of Pompeii.