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The Valley of the Dead – Naples Fontanelle Cemetery
Steeped in myth, history and tradition, the Fontanelle Cemetery in Naples Rione Sanità district served as the city's cemetery until 1836.
Saturday Stroll – Through the Valley of the Dead
The Quartiere Sanità and the Borgo dei Vergini neighborhood in Naples, Italy was the final resting place of many Neapolitan souls.
Naples Vitigno Italia 2010
2000 Italian varietals were on tap at the 6th annual Vitigno Italia Naples wine event held 16 - 18 May 2010 in Naples Castel dell'Ovo.
Saturday Stroll – Centro Storico in the Rain
May of the Monuments is in full swing, so we decided to head down around Centro Storico to take a peek into another Roman Thermal Complex and Domus and visit a few of Naples’ many churches along the way.
Saturday Stroll – A Traveler’s Way Station in the Hinterlands
The Baths at Via Terracina, another hidden gem in a city filled with ancient ruins that are typically passed up for the more well known sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Wandering through Naples Regal Past at Pignatelli Cortes Museum
The former home of Prince Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortes and his wife Princess Rosina Pignatelli, the Pignatelli Cortes Museum includes the couple’s Villa, it’s grounds, and all of the furnishings, decorations, and art .
From Partenope to Neapolis – the “New” Old City
With its mild climate, natural beauty, excellent sea ports, and abundance of fertile volcanic soil in the Campanian fields, the Greeks found the area around the Bay of Naples particularly suited to their needs.
The Thermal Baths at Santa Chiara Church
Walking across the serene Majolica Tiled Cloister of the Santa Chiara Monumental Complex and through the Museum of the Works, we find Santa Chiara’s archaeological area, a 1st century CE Roman thermal bath complex
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The Napoli Unplugged Guide to Naples
Written by Bonnie Alberts, Barbara Zaragoza and Penny Ewles-Bergeron. Designed by Erin Romano. Photography by Bonnie Alberts. Illustrations by Kelly Medford, Lorenzo Dotti, and Simonetta Capecchi.
Written for the intrepid traveler seeking an immersive Neapolitan experience, the Napoli Unplugged Guide to Naples features in-depth coverage of historic and cultural landmarks and over 100 beautifully composed photographs, plein air paintings and hand-painted cartography. Read more about the NU Guide – awards, press, bios and more here.