There is plenty to see in the Naples Archaeological Museum that is not X-rated. There are the classical sculptures from the Farnese collections. There are the Roman mosaics from Pompeii, fine as paintings, which offer such an elegant insight into the ancient world.   But oh so predictably, glancing guiltily over my shoulder, I have skulked i...

Entra nel vivo la missione Niaf (National Italian American Foundation) in Campania. Domenica l'associazione degli italoamericani è giunta a Sorrento e domani sarà in città per incontrare il presidente della Regione, Stefano Caldoro, il console generale degli Stati Uniti, Colombia Barrosse, e una delegazione di imprese campane. E questo potrebbe ess...

"Two years ago we came across the Cloisters of the Church of Santa Caterina a Formiello, in Naples' historic town center, says Davide de Blasio and his wife Rosa Alba Impronta founders of Fondazione Tramontano Arte, we were walking through hidden sites with our friend Antonio Martiniello, and we discovered this amazing complex, built in the 16th ce...

Thursday, June 4, 6:00 PM John D. Calandra Italian American Institute A city rich in art, literature, and culture, Naples is often associated only with what might plaque a large city. This symposium is dedicated to Naples and its many splendors.   Guest of honor is the Honorable Luigi de Magistris, Mayor of Naples. Joining him with be scho...

Wednesday, December 30th (6:30 P.M.). Please join Anita Sanseverino in a photographic tour of Naples during the Christmas season, culminating in the area's most important street during the season, Via San Gregorio Armeno, the street of the Presepio Napoletano. Anita will share a history of the presepio and how it became central to Naples, and...

To Whom It May Concern: This is an open letter to both Ms. Schmalbruch and the officials of Business Insider in response to the article of July 30, 2015, entitled "Why no one wants to travel to Naples."   First and foremost, let me say no matter what city is being referenced, I think it is irresponsible for a journalistic institution to all...

Fabrizio Vona - Superintendent of the Historical, Artistic and Ethno-anthropological Heritage for the city and the Museums of Naples and the Royal Palace in Caserta - will hold a conference on the history and the political setting explaining how the Farnese Collection came to Naples and how it became the heart of the Capodimonte Museum's collection...

Il workshop "Stati Uniti d'America: un mercato in forte ripresa sul quale investire" si è tenuto martedì 11 marzo a Napoli e mercoledì 12 marzo a Bari, promosso da American Chamber of Commerce in Italy e dal Consolato Generale degli Stati Uniti d'America, e organizzato in collaborazione con il Council of American States in Europe (CASE) e l'agenzia...

Living the Italian lifestyle and culture is the perfect way to discover Italy!   This program, developed in collaboration with Pelago University in Naples offers the opportunity to experience and taste the Mediterranean cuisine, learn Italian language and visit Campania, a region in the south Italy rich in artistic and archaeological sites,...

by Claudia Baroncelli   From the North to the South, Italy has plenty of colorful and picturesque vicoli (alleys) just waiting to be discovered. Here is a selection of the most beautiful. Narrow and often hidden from view, Italian vicoli (alleys) are some of the most typical, picturesque and colorful examples of urban architecture which...