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: I remember when I came to Naples eighteen years ago. It was a dark and rainy January and I would walk the historical centre, making friends with the people I’d meet at the shops and bars I spent time in to keep warm. One of the friends I made was working in a […]
Fiorella: Don’t you love that fabulous gem in the heart of Naples, near Piazza Monteoliveto?
Alice: I do! Honestly, I just discovered how amazing this place was last year. I think our readers would love Sant’Anna dei Lombardi as well. Tell us about it!
The church and the monastery of Monteoliveto were founded in […]
Fiorella: Apart from pizza and pastries, Naples is famous for archaeology and lots of Baroque…one of the many interesting contrasts of this city. And if you look hard enough, you can find gems of the Renaissance in this fabulous città d’arte.
Alice: I love the Baroque in Naples but it is so great to […]
Alice: Fiorella, do you have a favorite piazza in Naples? Fiorella: Oooh, there are so many to choose from. If we stick with Centro Storico, I would say Piazza Bellini, Piazza del Gesù and Piazza San Domenico.Alice: Yesssss. I think Piazza Bellini is my second home! During the years of my time here, I have […]
Recently I was staying in Procida for a few days and there was a lemon tree just begging to be picked. I added those lemons to ones from Capri my student had given me and voilà! After a few weeks I had a delicious liquer that now I need to make a […]
Oh yes, the monuments, street food and street art in Naples are fabulous! Might we suggest a tour with vesuviusvspompeii.com as the guides are all in love with their city and very specialized! The tour focuses on daily life, traditions, food and street art in vibrant Napoli. How fabulous is to go around with somebody […]
Naples (Italian: Napoli – Neapolitan: Napule – Ancient Greek Νεάπολις, Neapolis meaning “new city”) is the third-largest municipality in Italy. Around 1 million residents live within the city’s limits, 3 millions in its province-level municipality. With the highest density of population in Italy, it has a horrifying number of unemployed people but it […]