“Maggio dei Monumenti” 2016 is coming
“Maggio dei Monumenti” (or “May of Monuments”), the event that started in early ’90 as a way to open the doors of the city to visitors and locals as well, is approaching for 2016. Each year there is a defined theme, … Continued
Procida riding high… around the world
I have been writing a few times about Procida: when the FourItalianFriends spent a week-end there a couple of years ago, for the Easter procession, and a few other times. I am pretty sure it is not because of our … Continued
Fontanelle: an atypical cemetery
Our last tour to Napoli included a visit to the “Cimitero delle Fontanelle”, the “Fontanelle” cemetery The place has always been familiar, even though I had never been there before. “it’s like the Fontanelle cemetery” is the typical Neapolitan … Continued
Procida on display at Apple September Event
A couple of months have passed by since we wrote last; business and family duties have kept us all busy… but when I saw this I thought I had to share it! Procida picture was on stage at Apple Special … Continued
Stars and Kings in Caserta: what do they share?
I am an amateur astronomer. As such I attended the annual meeting of the Italian Association of Amateur Astronomers (“Unione Astrofili Italiani”, or UAI). This year it was held in Maddaloni, a little town near Caserta, so what a … Continued
One more “guinness” metro station
Finally! I don’t know how long we waited for this subway. Now it’s the time: the new metro station “Piazza Municipio” should open on May 16th. I use the conditional because many many problems they had during the works. Below “Piazza … Continued
Hands, heart and machine: “Arte Tipografica” in Naples
The hands of the artisan, the heart of the entrepreneur, the machines: these are the key ingredients that hit me last Saturday when, invited by family friends, we attended a party for the end of business for Arte Tipografica. … Continued
Taralli? Soffritto? Neapolitan food: we just can’t help…
Last Friday Monica and I had to hit Napoli for less than 24 hours to attend some personal business. Just a quick visit, with no time to wander around. Well, there is always a positive side in most things … Continued
Pino Daniele, simply Pino
This is not how we meant to start the new year, but it happened. Pino Daniele died in the night of January 5th. I am sure he is known across the world, but I am not sure how many … Continued
Naples around Christmas time
Yes, it sounds quite strange talking about Naples at this time of the year. The warm climate, the beautiful sea give us the idea of Naples as a summer city. Yes it is. But also Christmas is very much … Continued