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Roughly two years after his return to Naples for “The Hand of God,” Paolo Sorrentino is heading back to his hometown for another movie steeped in the lore of his native southern port city. The still untitled film is about a woman named Partenope “who bears the name of her city but is neither siren nor myth,” the Oscar-winning auteur has revealed to...

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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and the City of Naples have signed an agreement to create new opportunities for cultural and economic collaboration, promote Neapolitan culture in the United States, and strengthen the long-standing bond of friendship between Naples and the US. On the occasion, Consul General

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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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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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Deep below the bustling city streets of Naples, Italy, researchers used futuristic sounding technology to reveal an ancient Greek tomb that archaeologists for years knew existed but have been unable to access, according to Live Science. The area currently known as Naples was first called Cumae, the first ancient Greek colony in Italy. Around 650 BC...

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Bring your walking shoes and a light jacket and get ready to head underground! Underneath the streets of Naples lies a labyrinth of ancient aqueducts, catacombs, and bomb shelters. It’s a hidden city worth exploring. Naples has been continuously occupied for over 2,000 years. The current city is like a stone tiramisu, with layers upon layers of his...

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"See Naples and then die": this is how the German poet Johan Wolfgang van Goethe described the UNESCO World Heritage city. The city of the sun, with its breathtaking landscapes, its history and its people offers its visitors an unforgettable experience. f you want to spend a weekend in a breathtaking setting, full of good food and discovering the N...

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At 10.37pm on 4 May the man who lives in Diego Maradona’s head threw open the window of his flat in the Spanish Quarter district in Naples for the first time in months, erupting in a cathartic scream as the city celebrated another moment in its rebirth.  Ciro Maiello, a 50-year-old pork butcher, moved to the apartment block featuring a giant mural...

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Finding an affordable destination to visit in Italy can be challenging. Italy is a popular vacation spot, attracting visitors from all over the globe. And demand drives up prices! But there is one idyllic spot in Italy where prices are still attractive to budget travelers: Naples.   Research conducted by the expert travel team at Bounce has found t...

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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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