Close

Live Coffee Chat at Casa Belvedere: Naples Culinary Tour. Saturday, June 13th • 10:00am EST. Register Here. Take a virtual Naples culinary tour! From the signature local pastry, sfogliatella, to iconic street foods, this is a full feast of Naples’ best bites in the picturesque old market streets of the city, among the locals. Photographer Anita San...

1032

HIDDEN AWAY DEEP IN THE Italian Mezzogiorno, on the periphery of the unassuming municipality of Capaccio in Campania, lies a breathtaking marvel of the ancient world. Paestum (originally known as Poseidonia, its original Greek name) was a Greek colony. It is best known for its three temples, which are some of the the best surviving examples of anci...

1003

La Costiera Amalfitana è un tratto di costa della Campania, a sud della Penisola Sorrentina, lungo la quale sorgono vari paesini sul mare, famosi in tutto il mondo come meta turistica d'eccellenza. Andiamo a scoprirne 6: Positano, Furore, Amalfi, Ravello, Cetara e Vietri sul Mare. Positano Usually called “Pusitan” in resident dialect, it was named...

793

THE CHURCH OF GESÙ NUOVO (New Jesus) is a monumental religious building in Naples. It was built by the Jesuit order between 1584 and 1725, replacing a previous building, and it takes its name from the fact that a church of Jesus already existed in the city. Gesù Nuovo is considered one of the finest examples of the Neapolitan Baroque style, adorned...

781

This ancient Greek colony, dating back to the 6th century BC, reopened on May 18th with temperature checks at the entrance and other health measures implemented around the site as lockdown eases. A limited number of people are allowed on the site at the same time, they must disinfect hands and wear masks, and one-way routes have been marked out, sa...

1027

One of the most enduring and beloved symbols of Irpinia is that of the wolf. While the she-wolf who raised Romulus and Remus may be Italy’s most famous wolf, it’s the Irpinian wolves who have protected our land and its people for millennia. As a spirit animal, the wolf is a symbol of  guardianship, ritual, loyalty, and spirit. The wolf has the abil...

2111

Friday, June 5, 2020. 5.30 pm - 6.30 pm. 45 minutes lecture, 15 minutes Q & A. The webinar is $10 for all Filitalia members and non members. RSVP is required, so please reserve your ticket online. The webinar will take place online through Cisco Webex Meetings. Organized by Filitalia International. The Italian Consiglio Superiore di Sanità (Public...

595

I spent three weeks on the Amalfi Coast to take these photographs – hopping from Sorrento to Praiano, Capri to Positano to shoot the coastline’s most incredible views. It’s pretty hard to take a bad picture of this part of Italy. Strada Statale Amalfitana (the road that winds down the coast) provides some great shots and angles, and I love to jump...

775

With no tourists around, this normally bustling street in Naples' old town where nativity scenes have been made for centuries is eerily empty. Even when tourists do return, it is uncertain whether the shops on the narrow alley can enforce social distancing rules. Nevertheless, the Di Virgilio family has managed to make the best of the two-month loc...

475

Filitalia International Chapter di Napoli, in collaborazione con FIDAPA Sez. di Nola Napoli presenta l'evento "Da Filangieri a Franklin" che si terrà il giorno 28 maggio 2020 alle ore 18.00 di Roma (ore 12.00 di New York) in modalità webinar Cisco Webex Meeting.   Le città di Napoli e Filadelfia si incontrano ricordando il rapporto di amicizia tra...

1023