Walking across the bustling Ponte della Sanità on a sunny October Sunday morning, you can look ahead of you towards Capodimonte, behind you towards Vesuvius and next to you the tops of buildings in the neighbourhood below. You might not know that the bridge is actually named Ponte Maddalena Cerasuolo, a heroine of the Neapolitan […]
Alice: One warm August morning, we were walking around the narrow streets of a place very dear to us and looking to delight our palates with a typical pastry from the area. Years ago we used to recommend this place to tourists and friends but only few took our advice and unfortunately in recent years […]
Here in Naples things are starting to slowly shift and one of the most welcomed aspects of the relaxed rules is that the emblem of our beloved city, pizza, can now be consumed from pizzerias around the city (only for delivery). You can feel the collective level of joy of those around the city for […]
Let’s dream about going sailing virtually in the Bay of Napoli! Maybe this immersion in the fabulous Bay of Naples will make us feel a sense of freedom by breathing in our blue sea air and visualizing the history that surrounds us.
We’ll start our trip from Posillipo which in Greek means “respite […]
Alice: One thing I’ve been really grateful for during this period is being able to be in contact with friends and family. All of those video chats with Marco Polo, Zoom, Whatsapp, Skype with my Neapolitan friends is keeping me from going crazy during this time. Fiorella: For Neapolitans, friends are like family. We meet […]
Alice: It’s March 19th which means it’s Father’s Day in Italy as well as the Festa di San Giuseppe or Saint Joseph’s day which also means…zeppole! In a different time I would probably be heading down the sunny streets of Naples to Bar Primavera or Leopoldo to get that fresh pastry topped with custard cream […]
Naples is a social city and any evening is fair game for catching up with friends and meeting new ones. This city is never lacking in fun places to go. As this summer season officially winds down, the city is actually winding up. Residents are returning with their golden tans from seaside villages and visitors […]
Alice: Fiorella, I’m craving a fabulous coffee in the shade. Is it possible? Fiorella: Bar Marino! Not trendy at all, but Salvatore makes an excellent, strong coffee and we can sit in the shade of Porta San Gennaro, the oldest door of the city. Alice: I love Bar Marino. It’s just enough out of the […]
Alice: Hey, Fiorella! Do you know what one of my absolute favourite things to do in Naples is? Fiorella: Does it involve food and walking in the side streets of ancient Naples? Alice: Of course it does, you know me so well. One of the best things about Naples is going food shopping and preparing […]