O dolce Napoli!
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San-Montano Bay – Ischia Island
I was travelling to Ischia several times during my Erasmus and it felt myself just like in paradise. One of the best impressions was the visit of the Negombo thermal baths. This small oasis is situated in the stunning bay called San-Montano. Ischia is famous for its...
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Neapolitan recipe: Pasta Calamarata
Apart from the stories and advices about beautiful Naples, I like to explore the new cuisine. So I would like to share with you some recipes which I knew from the native Neapolitans. Today it will be Pasta Calamarata with seafood. It’s so easy to cook and sauce is...
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Neapolitan coffee traditions
“One coffee please! ” – is the usual request to order the cup of coffee. “Which one would you like to drink? ” – is the typical waiter’s answer almost in every country. But not in Italy, especially not in Naples! In this city you should be more precise...
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Popular cold cuts in Naples
The highest quality meat platters you can find in Neapolitan salumeria. It’s kind of difficult to describe this food branch, because you will hardly get if it’s a café or a shop. Let’s imagine that you would like to have a fast snack in your lunchtime or to buy...
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Visiting winery in the suburbs of Naples
Winery is the magic place, where grape transforms into the wine. I was lucky to visit one of the wineries in Campania regions, something like 1,5 hours away from Naples. Before I couldn’t imagine that wine keeping has so many rules to follow: The room should not have...
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Main parks of Naples
In the territory of Campania region, the main color is certainly green- there are lots of seedling beds, luxury vineyards, southern superlative trees, which stimulate to breath deeper and create special emotions inside. At first side that can’t be said about Naples,...
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True meaning of “Happy Hour” in Naples
“Aperitivo” time in Italy is a special ritual and it’s hard to resist doesn’t matter if it is a weekend or the working days. This tradition has the origins of northern Italy and captivated the Neapolitans immediately. Nowadays Naples is full of marvelous places...
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Italian Vespa: let’s ride a bee!
Lots of small Italian joys in just one photo! Juiced jerked meat, which makes your mounth waterm the rang of sweet liquors for every taste, grape-vine on the wall.. and of course, Vespa, beautiful scooter known as Italian stereotype, but so awesome because of stylish...
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Variety of lemons in Campania
Let’s add some vitamin C to our blog? When coming to Campania, be ready for wealth of lemons in every cornet, from light green to bright golden tone color. This is because the most famous world lemon plantations are situated exactly in Amalfi and Sorrento costs. We...
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Neapolitan recipe: Gnocchi
Besides trying dozens different types of pasta, there is one more typical delicious dish called gnocchi alla sorrentina. Here is a recipe to make it on your own! Ingredients: 250 grams of mozzarella 300 grams of flour 1 kg of potatoes 1 egg Salt (optionally) 100 grams...
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Advices to serve cheese and prosciutto from Italian masters
Wooden plates. It’s recommended to serve delicacies on the wood, because this material saves the optimal level of humidity and gives additional aroma to snacks. Ambient temperature.It’s better to take out the cheese from the fridge before to serve it. Bread basket....
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Naples, the city full of history
It doesn’t matter where you turn your head in this city, because every stone, every angle and every step can tell a whole story. Neapolitan history began more than 2800 years ago and starts from 8th century B.C.E., when the Greek colony Cumae founded a city called...
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Particularities of Neapolitan language
Lot’s of things which happen in the South of Italy are perceived in the Nord with angry critic. One of the main particularities in the south of Italy is the wealth of dialects with north habitants judge as vulgar, hissy and harmful for original Italian language. The...
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Yogurterias of Naples
Is there any alternative for an ice-cream in a hot summer day? No doubts! Italian gelato is a wonderful choice, but if you would like something more creative, you are welcome to the best yogurterias of Naples! I would like to say that it’s a dietetic change of an...
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Education in Naples
Studying in Naples I remember with a great pleasure: just go up the stairs during the break and the best see view delights the eye; move down the university building and the best cultural assets make you feel happy. For example, the beauty you see on this picture is the...
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Neapolitan traditions: Fugenti
They run, shut, cry, pray, maledict, fall down on the knees and move step by step to altar. They are called “Fugenti”, kind of pilgrims, which have their own sanctuary Madonna Del Arco in small town Sant’ Anastasia.Their demonstrations is possible to see on...
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Best wines of Campania region
Italians usually drink wine by small portions and choose it not only according taste preferences, but also depending on seasons: red wine on winter season because it warms and heats the blood, and white wine during summertime which is the best choice in sultry weather....
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Summer in Campania: how Italians spend their time?
It’s easy to guess, that Italians don’t need to make that much efforts to pass their summer holidays on the seaside. A lot of lucky beggars have summer houses on beautiful coasts and islands. The most visited island in Campania is Ischia, other popular ones are...
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Fear and Loathing in Naples!
Someone prefers gastronomic tourism, others sport and active, and what about criminal one? For extreme lovers bring to your notice the most flagitious zone of Naples called Scampia. I was lucky to visit it just once, because local Neapolitan people didn’t want to...
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Neapolitan sweats
Famous expression “See Naples and die” ironically often continues by native people as “die from diabetes”. In fact, Naples can make boast about its wealth of sweets, widespread and so high-valuated all-around Italy. It’s almost impossible to pass by:...