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Each and every region in Italy has incredible highlights—cultural, historical, and gastronomical. Campania is no exception.   There are many reasons to love Campania, the stunningly beautiful Italian region south of Rome, framed by the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west and Neapolitan Apennines to the east, and with the fortune to have Naples as its capita...

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The high-speed train flies between Rome and Naples in just over an hour, but I prefer to vagabond it between these two cities. I travel to eat, and I’ve learned in my 15 years of living in Rome that the artichokes and pastas you find along the way are, I’d wager, just as delicious as whatever you get on arrival. So I stretch the trip into a four-da...

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Many years ago, while interviewing my cousin Herby for family recollections, he had mentioned that our grandfather, Antimo (nicknamed “Tony”) operated a produce store, around the corner from Arthur Avenue (across from St.Barnabus Hospital.) *Note: The timeline for this story is around the mid to late 1950’s.* Herby clearly recalled the fact that, w...

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Looks like a red chilli. In fact, Naples' traditional good luck charm is a horn. This is supposed to ward off the "evil eye". The lucky charm must be stiff, hollow, crooked and pointed to be effective, so they say. And you have to Cornicello or Curniciello (as it is correctly called in Neapolitan) on being given as a present... The writer Matilde S...

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Planning for the best things to do in Naples Italy is the basics for a perfect trip to Southern Italy. Cuddled up in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius and close to the Tyrrhenian Sea lies Naples, also recognized as the third-largest city in Italy. Naples has a rich history that goes way back to the Neolithic period. As such, the cultural arts you can fi...

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Rome's Fiumicino airport, known officially as Leonardo da Vinci, has three new direct high-speed connections with Naples and Florence as part of a major development to link rail and air travel for its passengers. The new Frecciarossa services comprise two running to and from Napoli Centrale and Napoli Afragola and one departing from S. Maria Novell...

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An American tourist sustained minor injuries after he fell into the crater of Mount Vesuvius as he scrambled to retrieve his phone. The 23-year-old and his family reached the 1,281m-high (4,202ft) summit of the volcano towering over the southern Italian city of Naples after bypassing a visitor turnstile and proceeding along an out-of-bounds path. ...

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There is no shortage incredible things to do in Naples, Italy. Falling in love with this city, the capital of the Campania region of Italy, is pretty much inevitable. Chaotic, noisy, incredibly busy and right in your face, Naples is one of the most fun cities in the country. People there are as friendly as it gets. They will welcome you with open a...

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This summer, service members and their families, Department of Defense civilians and local Italians flocked to Festa Americana to celebrate America’s Independence Day at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples’ Support Site in Gricignano di Aversa, July 2.The midsummer Festa Americana festival, organized by NSA Naples Morale, Welfare and Recreatio...

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Locals say that even the air you breathe makes you get fat in Naples. I can’t swear to that, but I can definitely swear that food in Naples is delicious, abundant, varied and that it would be an absolute pity to visit the city and not make the most of all of its flavors. A trip to Naples is as much about its culture, history and sights as it is abo...

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