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ARIES – The first sign of the zodiac, these rams love to be number one and aren’t afraid to dive into challenging situations, no matter how hard they may be. The same is true of MATERA, a city dug into a rocky outcrop in Basilicata whose challenges are (quite literally) as hard as stone. Annoyed by excessive details and needless nuances, Aries woul...

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Naples is the capital city of Campania in South West Italy, on the Gulf of Naples and at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. It is also the gateway city to the famous Amalfi Coast. Naples is often overlooked by visitors to Italy in favour of the grandeur and romance of cities like Rome, Venice, and Florence. But once you experience your first taste of Napl...

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In the heart of Naples' beloved Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish Quarter), near Piazza Trieste and Trento, a Baroque gem has reopened its doors. After an extended closure, the Church of Carminiello in Toledo, with its intricate green and blue majolica tile floors, is welcoming worshipers and drawing in new visitors with an exhibition from Italian-Americ...

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San Gennaro was Bishop of Benevento, Italy, and died a martyr in 305 AD during a religious persecution spearheaded by Emperor Diocletian. He signed his death warrant when he visited the deacons, Sosso and Proculo, and the laymen, Eutichete and Acuzio, in jail. The Proconsul, Timothy, had Gennaro arrested. He was tortured without wavering in his res...

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Naples pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth: a nativity figurine appears in San Gregorio Armeno in her honor, a tribute by the master craftsmen of the Neapolitan nativity scene for her death. "Addio Regina" (Goodbye Queen) reads a card placed at the foot of the terracotta figurine depicting the Sovereign. The workshop is that of Genny Di Virgilio, an ar...

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To reach the Amalfi Coast and the archaeological areas of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the tourists visiting Naples are advised to go to the Garibaldi station, then downstairs (under the high-speed trains platform) and take the Circumvesuviana, the regional network of lines that connect the entire coast, from Naples Nolana to Sorrento. When it’s summer...

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Dear Friends of Italian Innovators, I begin the 5th season of the show with a new episode dedicated to the Neapolitan entrepreneur Nicola Romeo, who gave his name and vision to the car company Alfa Romeo and spearheaded the project of bringing car manufacturing to the South of Italy (an idea that would find expression only after his death, in the p...

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The reptile in the Maschio Angioino in Naples is no legend. A recent study has made it possible to analyze the DNA, and it has been determined when the animal lived and how it got here. Many stories hover about the crocodile's existence and what it was really doing in the castle. One of them, perhaps the most famous, tells that the Aragonese king F...

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Have you ever wanted all the benefits of going to a bar without having to talk to the actual human being serving your drinks? You're in luck, because Italian scientists at the University of Naples Federico II have developed a machine that can do just that. Using machine-learning algorithms, BRILLO (Bartending Robot for Interactive Long-Lasting Oper...

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Tracy Roberts-Pounds is the new Consul General of the United States of America, Naples. She began her career in the U.S. Department of State in 2000 and is a career diplomat in the Senior Foreign Service. From 2018 to 2021, Ms. Roberts-Pounds served as head of the Regional Peace and Security Office at the Bureau for African Affairs. Previously, she...

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