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.

Whenever we find ourselves longing to eat eggs for breakfast while reading an English newspaper, hear the sound of our native language (or a reasonable facsimile thereof), or simply watch a broadcast TV show in English (I never miss the Matthew Wright Show) we head for London.

A traditional dessert you will find on every Neapolitan table, Pastiera is as synonymous with Easter here as is its counterpart, Casatiello. Just like there would be no Thanksgiving without a turkey in the States, there is no Easter here without Casatiello and Pastiera.

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

The ancient, the old and the modern woven together into one harmonious tapestry, that to me is the true art and the true genius of MADRE.

March 5th, 2010 marked the opening of a new Modern Art venue in the City of Naples, the Novecento a Napoli Museum (20th Century in Naples).

Devastated by her failure to lure Ulysses, the Siren Parthenope leapt into the sea and drowned. According to legend her body washed ashore on the tiny island of Megaride where it was later found by Greek colonists.

After years of stops and starts, the project that has torn up just about every major piazza in the city is finally back in full swing. And the long awaited expansion of Naples’ metro system that will presumably propel the city into the future has serendipitously given us a birds-eye view into its past.