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Eating habits of Italians

In Campania the swimming season is quite long, usually it’s possible to take the sea baths from begging of May till the end of October. August is the hottest month and the only desire is to stay inside the sea all the day long. Only when waking up in early mornings...

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How to choose olive oil? Italian advices

Recently I told you in details all the main options to harvest olives from the trees to prepare olive oil of high-quality. Thanks for this precious information to the master of Gargiulo oleificio! My next question to him was: how to choose olive oil without making...

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Flying keepers of Naples

Almost every open touristic space of Naples, especially in seaboard coasts, is full of particular models – gigantic gulls.Every day they see the crowds of tourists, that’s why it seems that they have a sufficient experience In posing for camera: how to stay well,...

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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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Metro arts in Naples

Which associations do you have with the word “metropolitan”? For megapolis habitants like me it’s definitely not the best. The worst relation which comes in mind is a rush hour which happens every weekday morning and evening in Saint-Petersburg and Moscow. On the...

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Olive oil: Golden liquid of Campania

Doesn’t matter what if we bake something or just cut the vegetables for salads, we hardly can cook it without oil. According to statistics, every year more and more families start to use olive oil in cooking process as the healthiest, tastiest and of the highest...

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Refresh yourself in Naples!

Southern Italy is probably the most tasty and caloric place in the world and it’ possible to discuss pizza and pasta recipes for ages. But for now, let’s remember that’s Italy is also a country of fruits and vegetables so it is possible to kip fit here as well!...

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Neapolitan holidays: Easter

In Russia we used to celebrate orthodox Easter, that’s why in my Erasmus period I celebrated two Easters: orthodox and catholic. Usually catholic ones happen 1-2 weeks before the orthodox, just one time in 19 years are congruent. Neapolitan cuisine surprises as...

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Naples: Transport issues

Every tourist or Erasmus student at least once can clash with the problem of Campanian transport system. It’s really quite difficult to handle it! Let’s see which problems may appear: I bought a ticket for my train, but a controller said that it’s not applicable...

0 0 , 4 years ago
How to prepare Neapolitan pizza: Brief instruction

Do you know the first rule of a good pizza? The client has to see the preparation process by his own eyes. This performance definitely worth your attention – pizza maker pushes and batters the peace of paste to make it round-shaped. It happens so intensively that from...

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Italian vacation habits

«Even God goes on vacation in August» - wrote Gabriel Garcia Marquez and was so close to truth! One of the most popular questions asked by Italians is “where will you spend your summer holidays?”, where the meaning of “summer vacation” is “August...

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Best places for ice cream degustation in Naples

Ice cream seems to be a seasonal joy, but in Italy it’s to tasty and the winter are not so cold. So, the doors of gelaterias are always opened! To find the good place for ice cream you simply need to go out of your apartments and make some steps…But to feel a...

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Baba - famous neapolitan dessert

For most of European people this dessert is not new: the majority of Russians sure that they invented rum baba; ask Neapolitans - and they will convince you that baba is a typical south Italian delicacy. But the legend says that this dessert has the polish routes and...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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