In Napoli you can enjoy the wonderful Mediterranean weather. The sun shines 250 days per year. Even in the hot August days a light wind coming from the sea will accompany your stay. The weather in Naples (Italy) is very…
Every year in May, the most important cultural event of the year takes place in Naples: the “May of the Monuments” (Maggio dei monumenti). Many private exhibitions, churches and palaces in Naples, which are normally closed during the year, open their doors…
Every year during the the Festival “Pizza Village” the wonderful promenade in Naples is transformed into a party zone and all celebrate the Queen of the city: la pizza. Finally, she was born here and is a symbol of Naples.…
“At Christmas you have to be with your family, but New Year’s Eve you can spend with whoever you want!” (Neapolitan saying) Christmas in Naples is the celebration of family, smells, lights, and, above all, culinary delicacies. Even before Christmas, families…
My name is Pulcinella and I am your travel companion on your trip through my hometown Naples. You are going to see me on many pages of Portanapoli and, hopefully, you won’t catch me just when I wolf down spaghetti…
The actress Sophia Loren is the embodiment of southern Italian beauty and Neapolitan spirit. Especially in her first movies, she played the typical woman from the “popolo di Napoli”, the common people of Naples. In the Italian originals she speaks…
Yearly on the first weekend of May and on the 19th September amazement spreads through Naples Cathedral. There one can marvel at how the blood of the beheaded San Gennaro liquifies in its ampoule. The day of the blood miracle is an…
If you have to meet a Neapolitan in Partenope’s town or perhaps elsewhere it could be useful to have a minimal and sufficiently reliable “hand vocabulary” for a communication of emergency. We tell you the most important Neapolitan gestures. The knowledge…
In the historical centres of many Italian cities it is difficult to drive the car. But car driving in Naples, where the city traffic is often described as a “pleasurable chaos”, it is an adventurous challenge. The streets of Naples…
The enchanting Neapolitan nativity scene (presepe) has in Naples more significance than the Christmas tree, which wasn’t put up in Neapolitan homes until the 50s. The Christmas crib shows the everyday life of the people and can’t, therefore, be compared to the nativity…
