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Pausilypon, where the struggles fade away
5 Sep 2014

Pausilypon, where the struggles fade away

by Cesare | posted in: Activity | 0

  The city. Millions of people, traffic, business, dangers, noise, stress. Then a tunnel. Then a different dimension: the sea, the nature, silence, birds. A beautiful villa. This was two millennia ago. This is today.   A few days ago … Continued

archaeology, Campania, Italy, Naples, Pausilypon, Roman villa
Fast food? Invented here
7 Aug 2014

Fast food? Invented here

by Cesare | posted in: Food | 0

  A few days ago I ran into this article from last year, which reminded me… fast food. Fast food, street food: something to grab on the street for small money, to carry on with the day. In many cases, … Continued

Campania, fast food, Italy, Naples, pizza, street food
Gaiola: an island in the city
2 Jul 2014

Gaiola: an island in the city

by Cesare | posted in: Activity | 1

  This time I want to talk about something I don’t know.   So far we have been talking mostly about places we are rediscovering, but there are places that I have never visited, or that were not accessible when … Continued

Campania, Italy, Naples
Vesuvian Villas: 122 sisters along the Golden Mile
12 Jun 2014

Vesuvian Villas: 122 sisters along the Golden Mile

by Cesare | posted in: Activity | 0

  Vesuvian Villas are like an old string of pearls: it’s a beautiful thing even though some pearls are damaged. When the King Carl of Bourbon (reigning over Naples) built a palace in the beautiful countryside (back then) of Portici … Continued

Borboni, Campania, Italy, Pietrarsa, Portici
Easter procession in Procida: a time machine experience
5 May 2014

Easter procession in Procida: a time machine experience

by Cesare | posted in: Activity, Customs | 0

  Friday morning, 6am. Silence. Quiet. That’s not because everybody is asleep: there are many people around already, and more will assemble in the next hour. Everybody is waiting. Hopefully it will not rain; the weather is always a question … Continued

Campania, Easter, Italy, Naples, procession, Procida
Napoli: always modern, ancient, contradictory
29 Apr 2014

Napoli: always modern, ancient, contradictory

by Cesare | posted in: News | 0

  I just read this nice article on the Guardian about today’s Napoli, and I wanted to mention it here on the blog in a brief post. I think this article catches very well what you can “feel” today in … Continued

city life, culture, Italy, Naples
Easter, soul and body festivity
30 Mar 2014

Easter, soul and body festivity

by Cesare | posted in: Customs | 0

  The “Pastiera”, the Procession, the “Casatiello”, the Holy Week rites… soul and food. This is what comes to our minds when speaking about Easter. Soul and Body gratification are tightly linked in our catholic tradition from past centuries.   … Continued

Campania, casatiello, Easter, Italy, Naples, pastiera, procession, Procida
Subway in Napoli: worth the wait!
7 Mar 2014

Subway in Napoli: worth the wait!

by Cesare | posted in: Activity | 1

One day I saw major constructions starting near my home that broke open a whole street. I thought it must be something big. Indeed! It was in early ’70, and it was the new subway (or “Metro”). Last week I … Continued

archaeology, architecture, Italy, metro, Naples, subway
Mela Annurca: the apple with temper
4 Mar 2014

Mela Annurca: the apple with temper

by Cesare | posted in: Food | 0

  Apples, or “mele” in Italian, are a mild fruit to me. If food can have a character, apples have a mild one. Some of them are pretty good, flavorful, but their taste never strikes me. There is one exception … Continued

apple, Campania, Italy
Don’t call it “espresso” call it “caffè”
20 Feb 2014

Don’t call it “espresso” call it “caffè”

by Monica | posted in: Customs | 2

Or if you’re in the Naples area: “cafè” with one “F”. The coffee (meant as the cup of …) it’s a very important matter in the whole Campania Region but most in Naples. Songs, sit – com, movies and even … Continued

coffee, espresso, Italy, Naples

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