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CHARLES OF BOURBON, KING OF NAPLES and Sicily, famously commissioned the construction of the spectacular Royal Palace of Caserta. However, this was not the first royal residence he had constructed.  In 1738 after a visit to Portici positively impressed the young king and his consort, he decided to commission a new royal palace in the small town jus...

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C'è l’esigenza di riqualificare una frazione, quella di Rivottoli di Serino, di ripristinare il valore della memoria storica di Simon Rodia, al secolo Sabato Rodia, che qui vi nacque nel 1879 per poi emigrare in America dodici anni dopo, lì dove l’artista ha poi trovato la sua fortuna, espresso il suo talento, in quella Los Angeles che porta la sua...

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Overlooking sparkling sea and overshadowed by Mount Vesuvius, the Italian city of Naples is a popular and evocative setting in popular culture. HBO’s acclaimed TV adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s best-selling Neapolitan novels returned to UK screens for its second series this summer. Its popularity follows that of Sky Atlantic’s Gomorrah. This series...

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Cameos have a very important place in Italian history, culture and lifestyle.  The art of Cameo-making, called Glittica, is one of the most ancient arts of humanity and an art that has had its golden moments in Italy over the centuries. During the Roman Empire, for example, Cameos served to emphasize one’s social status, while in Florentine Renaiss...

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Procida is still, in many ways, a well guarded secret. Contrarily to its more famous sisters, Capri and Ischia, Procida — that, when it comes to beauty,  has nothing to envy to either of them, — remains a traditional, fishermen enclave at heart: mass tourism is unknown in this little corner of Campania.  Mind, its charms are known and they have bee...

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Everyone stops on the Amalfi Coast to visit its beauties, but few continue along the coast to discover villages equally characteristic and not at all touristy like the village of Cetara. Known since the Middle Ages as the best fishermen in the area, the Cetaresi still live on fishing. Only in the last few years has tourism developed there, but it r...

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The best way to see Naples is on foot, and there’s a lot you can discover in a day, as many of the city’s attractions are located close to one another.  Here’s a walking tour of Naples in a day. Start at the city’s central railway station, Piazza Garibaldi, which is where you arrive if, for example, you’re getting to Naples from Rome for the day. F...

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Live Coffee Chat at Casa Belvedere: Italian Beaches/ Le Spiagge Italiane. Saturday, July 25th • 10:00am. Learn how to vacation as the Italians do! Guest speaker: Marco Evangelista, Director of Journeys by Central Holidays. Each Coffee Chat guest is entered to win a specialty gift courtesy of SI-Espresso! REGISTER HERE. Once you register, you will r...

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Those of you who have been lucky enough to be to Pompeii know the place is magic. Because of the peculiar — and tragic — causes of its destruction, the Roman hub remained protected from time and further construction for over 1000 years. That’s why Pompeii is so essential, historically and archaeologically, for all classicists: this is where we lear...

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Paolo Sorrentino, the Oscar-winning Italian director, is to make a movie for Netflix in his hometown of Naples, reports Variety.Titled The Hand of God, the film will be written and directed by Sorrentino however, for now, little else is known about the project. The title of the movie is believed to be a reference to Argentinian footballer and forme...

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