01/04/2021
Would do like to visit Naples? ✨
Naples is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan. Naples has been inhabited since the Neolithic period and in the sixth century BC the city has called Neápolis, becoming one of the foremost cities of Magna Graecia.
The patron saint of the city is Januarius: he was martyred there in the 4th century AD.
Naples has a total of 448 historical churches and in 1995, its historic centre was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
⛪ Monument and places of interest
- Spaccanapoli: this is the road that goes from the Spanish Quarters to the Forcella district , cutting the city of Naples in a straight line.
- Plebiscito's place : If there is a symbol of Naples, this is Plebiscito's place. Over the centuries it has been transformed from a simple open country to a gathering place for the Neapolitans.
- Duomo: the home of San Gennaro. Rich in chapels of powerful Neapolitan families, the Duomo is embellished by Luca Giordano's paintings depicting the Apostles, Fathers and Doctors of the Church.
🥘 Typical cusine
Naples is traditionally credited as the home of pizza. This originated as a meal of the poor, but under Ferdinand IV it became popular among the upper classes: famously, the Margherita pizza was named after Queen Margherita of Savoy after her visit to the Cooked traditionally in a wood-burning oven, the ingredients of Neapolitan pizza, its ingredients are: flour, natural mineral water, peeled tomatoes or fresh cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, sea salt and extra virgin olive oil.
Popular Neapolitan pastry dishes include "zeppole", more commonly called "'a Pasta Cresciuta" and "'e fFritt' 'e Viento", babà, sfogliatelle and pastiera, the latter of which is prepared specially for Easter celebrations.
Viva l'Italia 🇮🇹
