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Naples & Mount Vesuvius

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Above Naples (Campania, Italy).

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Pizza Napoletana

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Pizza napoletana / Neapolitan pizza – a Naples-style pizza, made with tomatoes (San Marzano tomatoes or Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio) and mozzarella cheese (Mozzarella di Bufala Campana or Fior di Latte di Agerola), on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage and on the European list of Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) products. Neapolitan pizza is served either as pizza Margherita (with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh basil) or pizza marinara (with tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, oregano, garlic).

L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Naples (Campania, Italy) has been serving delicious pizza (solo marinara e Margherita) for more than 100 years now. The pizzeria and its pizza have been featured in Eat Pray Love (2010) movie.

Pizza Margherita

Pizza Napoletana

Jullia Roberts photo at L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele

L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele

L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Via Cesare Sersale, 1, 80139 Napoli, Italy

Ξ L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele webpage (Italian)

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Naples’ tradition of presepi

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Every Christmas season (starting 8th Deember till 8th January) families in Naples (Campania, Italy) would set up at homes and in churches presepi – Christian nativity scenes. First presepio (presepe) was created by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1223, but the idea of nativity scenes started to develop in 16th century, becoming popular in 18th century.

The best place to see nativity scenes is Certosa di San Martino at Vomero in Naples – a museum with with the biggest in the world collecion of presepi or during visiting Napoli Sotterranea (Naples Underground) – and to buy (all your round): Via S. Gregorio Armeno (called Via dei Presepi) in Naples.

Naples: presepi – scarabattoli at Naples Underground

Naples: presepi

Via S. Gregorio Armeno, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy

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Certosa e Museo di San Martino, Largo S. Martino, 5, 80129 Napoli NA, Italy

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Naples Underground (Napoli Sotterranea), Piazza San Gaetano, 68, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy

Ξ Webpage

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Vomero Hill, Naples

Napoli Sotterranea – Naples Underground

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Central Apennines, Italy

Central Apennines: Maiella (with Monte Amaro, 2793 m)

Lago di Guardialfiera, Italy

Central Apennines: Maiella (with Monte Amaro) – Lago di Guardialfiera, Italy

Central Apennines: Maiella (with Monte Amaro) – Termoli, Italy – Adriatic Sea

Termoli, Italy – Adriatic Sea

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Naples: Vomero Hill

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Vomero – a is district of Naples (Campania, Italy), located on a hill, with three funiculars. The name comes from the Italian vomere – the blade of a plough, and it is connected to its former main agricultural function. Vomero used to be called the Broccoli Hill.

Sights in Vomero:

Castel Sant’Elmo – medieval fortress from 14th century, now: museum of the 20th century,
Certosa di San Martino – former monastery complex, located at the highest point (251 m), today: National Museum of San Martino, with the biggest in the world collecion of presepi (nativity scenes),
Villa Floridiana – with Duca di Martina National Museum of Ceramics,
many churches,
beautiful views to Naples, Vesuvius and Gulf of Naples.