Naples (Italian: Napoli) in Italy, is the capital of the Campania region. The city is the third most populated municipality (city proper) of Italy, but the second metropolitan area, after Milan. It was founded between the 7th and 6th centuries BC by the Greeks and was named Neapolis, which means new city. The historic centre of Naples has earned the UNESCO World Heritage Site denomination. It has one of the biggest historical city centres in the world, and its pride are the 448 historical and monumental churches, the highest number in the World for a single city. Its territory, particularly the iconic sight of the gulf of Naples (but also Mount Vesuvius, the music, etc. ) is arguably one of the most powerful symbolic images of Italy.
You can sustain shops and businesses that fight against racket (also called "pizzo") going shopping there.
Naples has vibrant markets and many small shops that sell everything from clothes to household appliances at prices much lower than in most of Western Europe.
Pizza comes from Naples. Look for pizza margherita, the original one, with tomato, basil and fresh mozzarella toppings. Eating a pizza in Florence or in Rome is not the same as eating it in Naples!Mozzarella is also typical of the region, you should not miss the opportunity to taste the fresh real one!
The city and region are also famous for their pasticceria (pastries), (Babà, Zeppole, Sfogliatella, and more; this latter is often filled with ricotta cheese or cream with citrus flavor) among the best are:
pasticceria Scaturchio in Piazza San Domenico Maggiore adjoining to Piazza del Gesu' (San Domenico Maggiore square adjoining to Jesus' Square) old typical pastry of Naples;
Bar Riviera Very good sweets, from 'zeppole' to 'sfogliatelle' passing through 'babà'. Riviera di Chiaia, 181 - 081 665 026
Struffoli and Roccocò is the typical Christmas sweets. jaka Pastiera is the typical sweet of Easter: anyway you can find it all year long. It is made basically of ricotta cheese melted with steamed corn and sugar, and then baked.
Naples is becoming increasingly popular with a younger generation of both Italians and foreigners. In spite of false and stereotypical reports of adverse conditions, they flood into the city and lend renewed vitality to its nightlife. The hippest scene is around the bars and cafes on Piazza Bellini, Piazza Santa Maria la Nova and Piazza San Domenico Maggiore, becoming busy after about 11PM. If you want to venture to the outskirts of the city, there are many bars and clubs near the port and boardwalk (the 'Lungomare') of Pozzuoli.
Nápoles (en napolitano Napule, en italiano Napoli) es la ciudad más poblada del sur de Italia, capital de la región de Campania y de la provincia de Nápoles. La ciudad de Nápoles administrativa tiene algo menos de 1 millón de habitantes que unidos a los de su Área metropolitana de Nápoles, se elevan a 4, 4 millones. Sus habitantes reciben el gentilicio de napolitanos. Está situada a medio camino entre el monte Vesubio y otra área volcánica, los Campos Flégreos.
Tiene una gran riqueza histórica, artística, cultural y gastronómica, lo que llevó a la Unesco a declarar su centro histórico Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Griegos, romanos, normandos y españoles han dejado su huella en la ciudad. De mano de los últimos, la ciudad fue el centro político del reino borbónico de las Dos Sicilias. En el siglo XX, primero durante el fascismo y en la reconstrucción subsiguiente a la Segunda Guerra Mundial se construyó gran parte de la periferia. En las últimas décadas, Nápoles se ha dotado de una zona comercial con rascacielos e infraestructuras como el TAV a Roma o una red de metro en proceso de expansión. Por otra parte, también le acucian grandes problemas como el crimen organizado, muy presente en la vida de sus habitantes y que constituye un freno al desarrollo económico y social; o de otra naturaleza, las fuerzas telúricas: la ciudad ha sufrido grandes terremotos y la actividad volcánica es vigilada constantemente.
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