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Positano: Naomi Campbell spotted on Vladislav Dorinin's luxury yacht

14 April, 2020

Noami Campbell has been spotted on Vladislav Dorinin’s luxury yacht Nero anchored off the coast of Positano. The former top model is enjoying a romantic cruise through the islands off the coast of Naples; and she’s not the only one,…

Napoli football video: two goals in two minutes to draw with AC Milan

11 April, 2020

Clamorous scenes in Italian football at the San Paolo stadium in Naples this week as Napoli, down 2-0 to AC Milan until the 90th minute, gets two goals in two minutes to draw the game. The team and crowd were…

Julian Assange from Wikileaks in Italian Christmas nativity scenes

10 April, 2020

We’ve already talked of Italy’s famous nativity scenes, especially from Naples and the via S.Gregorio Armeno. The “presepe” (nativity scenes) workshops along this street are renowned for making famous figures as part of the scene, with previous appearances from Barak…

Christmas and New Year's Eve in Naples with Easy Naples Kit

6 April, 2020

During the Christmas Season Naples has a lot to offer. A couple of days ago I came across a rather interesting package called Easy Naples that comprises two nights’ accommodation and several facilitations and services. This special kit contains tickets…

Marco Borriello vs Roberto Saviano: Italian intellectuals, Naples and her footballers

2 April, 2020

AC Milan football player Marco Borriello has accused Italian writer Roberto Saviano of making money out of giving Naples a bad name. Saviano wrote the book “Gomorrah”, since becoming a world famous film, and is a particularly controversial figure in…

Caffe al bacio: coffee with a chocolate kiss in Naples

31 March, 2020

A bar in Naples is serving up a new take on Italian coffee, called the “caffé al bacio”. “Bacio” means ‘kiss’ in Italian, and much like the bacio gelato flavour, this involves using Italy’s premier hazelnut spread, Nutella.The caffé al…

Luxury hotels on the island of Capri: Hotel Caesar Augustus Capri

25 March, 2020

With its blue-green sea and astonishing landscape, the island of Capri off the coast of Naples is an enchanting corner of paradise; the sight of it from the approaching boat will set your blood tingling and heart throbbing, just as…

San Gennaro's treasures on display in Naples

22 March, 2020

The city of Naples is to host an exhibition devoted to the treasure of San Gennaro, the city’s patron saint. Made up of unique pieces of jewellery donated by Italy’s most noble and powerful families over the centuries, the treasure…

Postcards from Italy: Santa Chiara cloister in Naples

21 March, 2020

The Santa Chiara cloister in Naples can’t strictly be called a cloister, which you would normally consider as a dark, hushed religious area. In the style of the sunny city of Naples, this particular specimen is an open-air cloister, beautifully…

Italian film Gomorrah American trailer and release at New York Film Festival

21 March, 2020

The world has been waiting for this film, and now the release of Gomorrah in the US is set for the New York Film Festival, commencing October 3. This looks to be a very sophisticated, modern example of Italian cinema…

Valentine's day breaks in Val Senales: "Love among the igloos"

19 March, 2020

This special offer by Il rifugio bella vista at Maso Corto in Val Senales is simply unmissable. The packet deal for Valentine’s Day includes one night’s stay in an igloo at 3,000 metres above the sea (don’t you find it…

Italian Royal Palace of Caserta: tours and ticket information

19 March, 2020

This weekend is the last chance this summer opening season in Italy, to see the Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy’s version of Versailles. The summer tour of the palace includes a guided tour of the Italian palace gardens, a bus…

Art from Pompeii: restored frescoes at the Naples archaeological museum

18 March, 2020

After a few years of closure, the Collezione Affreschi and Collezione Farnese from the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli will reopen from September. The affresco collection shows more than 400 restored frescoes from Pompeii, destroyed by the Vesuvius eruption of…