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Marco Cappelli, the Brooklyn-based guitarist and composer, makes music that is beyond category while remaining connected to Southern Italy. He has founded a new label, 41st Parallel Records, to distribute his genre-bending works. Cappelli, a musician from Naples, lives in a walk-up apartment, in a building with an Italian American landlord, in the...

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THE Royal Palace of Caserta, a long-neglected architectural jewel near Naples, is being returned to its former glory through a vast restoration project, partly financed by the European Union’s (EU) recovery fund.  Nicknamed the “Italian Versailles” after the royal palace near Paris, the Italian Unesco site boasts 1,200 rooms, 1,742 windows and 123h...

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After 33 years of waiting, a number that in the Neapolitan Grimace represents the years of Christ, Naples becomes Italian champion for the third time in its history. The victory of the team of Luciano Spalletti, and the immense joy of all the fans who followed the game was certainly accompanied by superstitious rites, so important in the city of Ve...

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Cataclysm overtook the Roman city of Pompeii with the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79. This was the period of the Pax Romana when the Roman Empire was at its height, and the empire and Italian peninsula were largely secure. During this time, the city of Rome barely had any defensive walls (the impressive Aurelian walls were yet to be built). It wa...

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Naples is extraordinary! The city and its surroundings offer a wide range of cultural, naturalistic, and gastronomic experiences and can give you unique moments that are worth the price of admission alone. With these 10 itineraries, you have 10 one-day trips from Naples ideas to move around and explore some of the beauties of Campania. You can choo...

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If soccer is almost a religion for nearly all Italians, there is one city where from the time you are born your parents teach you to pray under a blue altar, almost always with the image of their messiah who in the 1980s arrived from Argentina, a land where millions of Italians live. The messiah's name was Diego Armando Maradona, venerated in every...

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Among the renowned areas of Naples, Posillipo district is one of the most admired because of its strategic position offering spectacular views over the Bay of Naples and the island of Capri. Posillipo is one of the most evocative neighbourhoods in Naples, rich in history and timeless charm and therefore a pleasant stop-over or holiday destination f...

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The Amalfi Coast — a photogenic 30-mile stretch of vacation paradise on the southern edge of Italy’s Sorrentine Peninsula — calls to mind postcard-ready seaside villages, sun-drenched beaches, and restaurant terraces overlooking the sparkling sea. While there are many standouts in this famous region, few match the charisma and magnetism of Positano...

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In Italy, calcio (or the game we Americans call soccer) is life! And after thirty-three years in the making, the city of Napoli can finally lay claim to the title of Champions of Italy! In winning the “scudetto,” with the best record in Italy’s famed Serie A, S.S.C. Napoli has sent fans throughout their city, Italy, and around the world into weeks-...

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Emmy Award-winning director Adam Bernstein (“30 Rock,” “Fargo,” “Better Call Saul”) is set to helm new Prime Video Italy original “Costiera,” an English-language action drama set on Italy’s iconic Amalfi Coast. The high-end show is being co-produced by Amazon Studios and Luca Bernabei for Lux Vide, the prominent Italian company behind financial thr...

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