(Re)discovering our Southern Italian places
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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