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The Sansevero Chapel in Naples expands its offerings related to accessibility and offers inclusive tours dedicated to deaf people. Starting Tuesday, December 3, videos in LIS will be available that illustrate the milestones of the Neapolitan Baroque jewel created by the Prince of Sansevero. The initiative, which launches on the International Day fo...

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A trip to Italy means inevitably delving into the country's remarkable past even if you're not a history buff. Everywhere you go, ornate architecture, art, and even natural topography from various historical periods form a constant canvas of interesting sights. Sometimes, to see how deep Italy's history (literally) goes, you must go underground. Na...

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When: Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 PM - Where: 710 Sansome St, San Francisco - Event open to the public | Registration required - REGISTER HERE You read all Elena Ferrante’s books comprising My Brilliant Friend quartet, you’ve been watching the HBO series adaptation, and perhaps you’re curious about the charming and intense city of Naples, the sett...

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Naples is famous around the world for its pizza. However Naples has so much more to offer food travelers…. Home to the world’s oldest operating opera house, numerous castles, a stunning bay and a majestic yet devastating volcano, Naples is a city where graffiti covered buildings stand next to historic churches and crumbling ruins. It’s also just a...

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A24 knows sex sells, so it’s no surprise that the first U.S. trailer for Parthenope is full of seduction. Newcomer Celeste Dalla Porta, playing the titular Parthenope, appears in various stages of undress throughout, emerging dripping from the sea in a bikini, draped in religious jewelry that barely covers her modesty, tangled up in what looks like...

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Tuesday, December 3, 7 pm - Casa Belvedere, 79 Howard Ave, Staten Island, NY. Free for members, suggested donation for non-members. Join us for a fascinating holiday cultural program presented by Anita Sanseverino and Lou Barrella! The lecture and video presentation explores the origins of the Neapolitan tradition as well as its endurance by creati...

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Ambika Mathur was sitting on her parents’ couch, watching “Emily in Paris” and feeling sorry for herself. It was summer 2022. Ambika, a California-based model, was feeling “kind of stagnant.” She’d just broken up with her long-term partner and moved back in with her parents at the age of 25. And while she was regularly shooting commercials, nothing...

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The Shanghai Global ranking of academic subjects rewards our universities, which achieve several excellent rankings. The absolute best is that of the Federico II in Naples, which is third in the world for Pharmacy. It is followed by the European University Institute of Fiesole in the Florence province, Tuscany, which gets sixth in the world ranking...

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When director Paolo Sorrentino’s hit series “The Young Pope” debuted in 2016, it took the Vatican a year to grudgingly bless his imagined and occasionally blasphemous portrayal of the pope. Not so for Sorrentino’s latest film “Parthenope,” which has gotten an early thumbs down from Italy’s Catholic Church. That has only seemed to pique interest in...

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At the end of September 2024, I accompanied a group of The Perfect Loaf readers through southern Italy’s olive tree and cobblestone-lined streets. Though I’ve been to Italy many times to visit family, it was my first trip as a tourist and a guide of sorts, and if I’m being honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Would the conversation flow? Is...

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