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Over the past year, the number of Pdo/Pgi products in Campania has risen from 56 to 59, and the region now ranks 9th in Italy in terms of number of products with designations or geographical indications. Recent additions to the basket of Campania’s excellences that have gained European recognition are the Castagna di Roccamonfina Pgi, the Braciglia...

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Is Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast? The answer, according to longtime local Francesco Monti, might surprise you.  Monti, whose family has run the Hotel Mediterraneo in Sant’Agnello outside of Sorrento for four generations, spent his college summers working at the hotel and now works as its events and food and beverage manager. During a recent press st...

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My family is originally from Paestum, Cilento, and, like many southern Italians, moved up to Rome for better work opportunities. I was born in Rome and am the oldest of three boys. We came to the United States when I was about 4 years old. South Philadelphia was our first stop and with all the native Italians living there at the time, I honestly fe...

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The Catacombs of Naples, in Campania, make for a millenary monument to Neapolitan religiosity. Of these, the Catacombs of San Gennaro cover approximately 60,278 sq ft within tuff excavations on the Capodimonte Hill, and host around 2,000 burial recesses, along with 500 sarcophagi dug into wall niches. The Catacombs of San Gennaro The San Gennaro Ca...

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A total of 21 seaside resorts have been awarded the coveted 5 Sails 2023, the highest recognition of Legambiente and the Italian Touring Club, to seaside resorts that have managed to best combine territory and places of excellence, combining eco-sustainable development strategies. "Il Mare più bello 2023", the guide that reviews region by region mo...

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Pompeii is one of the world's largest, most famous, and most dramatic ancient Roman archeological sites. It was famously buried and frozen in time by the volcanic ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Pompeii was not the only city to be buried by the eruption, the nearby seaside town of Heracleum was also buried and is considered the best...

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The breathtaking Amalfi Coast is a picturesque region in southern Italy that offers a harmonious blend of natural beauty, charming coastal towns, and rich cultural heritage. Nestled between the sparkling Tyrrhenian Sea and towering cliffs, this UNESCO World Heritage site is an idyllic destination that leaves a lasting impression on every traveler....

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I fell for Ischia well before I ever visited it in person. In the 1999 film “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” the scene where Tom, the main character, “happens” upon Marge and Dickie, the couple he is pursuing, was filmed beneath the island’s Aragonese castle on its golden beach (the Spiaggia dei Pescatori, the beach of the fishermen). The couple’s beauti...

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The Campi Flegrei volcano in southern Italy has become weaker and more prone to rupturing, making an eruption more likely, according to a new study by researchers at UCL (University College London) and Italy’s National Research Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).  The volcano, which last erupted in 1538, has been restless for more than...

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Shooting is now underway on Napoli – New York, the new film directed by Gabriele Salvatores, who’s already back behind the cameras after bringing his previous film Casanova’s Return to cinemas in late March this year. The screenplay for Napoli – New York was penned by the director himself, based on an unreleased story written in a neorealistic vein...

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