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Italy is really two […]

Naples Attractions


by Constance Blair
Naples is the third biggest city in Italy (after Rome and Milan) and its second main port. It’s the largest city on the south of the country and the capital of Campania province. Nowadays Naples has a population of about 1,5 millions (3 millions with suburbs). Naples is also a very important railway […]

An Ancient History of Naples


by Steve Jones
Naples of modern day shows all of the signs of it’s long history. Listening to the language and looking at the remnants of lost civilisations, the buildings and architecture, remind you of the long traditional history of this city.
Naples was originally a Greek colony founded by sailors coming from Rhodos. […]

Mediterranean Spotlight: Naples, Italy


by Roy Witman
From the exceptional architecture to the world-class cuisine to the astonishing natural beauty, Naples is a city that should be on everyone’s “one day” list. History and culture combine with a regal past to delight visitors with a violent past that has led to a bright future.
Pompeii
Can you imagine a volcanic eruption […]

Naples, Italys 3rd Largest City


by Douglas Scott
Naples, Napoli in Italian, is the third most-populated city in Italy and the biggest city in Southern Italy. Its close proximity to many interesting sites, such as Pompeii and the Bay of Naples, makes it a good base.
Naples is a lively and vibrant city, full of wonderful historical and artistic treasures and […]

Amalfi Coast Travels: A day in Praiano


by Christina Vlahova
Praiano might not be the most beautiful town on the Amalfi coast (Costiera Amalfitana) with the competition it faces from the world renown Positano and Amalfi, which has actually given the name of the entire coastline, but it still carries the typical relaxed and full of bright colours atmosphere of one of the […]

Introducing the Amalfi Coast (Costriera Amalfitana)


If you are arriving at the Amalfi coast in a car and you reach Salerno, you turn right following the Amalfi coast signs and then right again and you are on it. From the highway you don’t really enter into Salerno itself and only after you get on the Amalfi drive you can see on […]

One Of The Best European Honeymoon Destinations Is The Villa Le Scale In Capri, One Of The Most Romantic Hotels In Europe


The Villa le Scale on Capri has been often voted as one of the very best European honeymoon destinations, and from my own experience it is not only all of that, it is also in the top 10 romantic hotels in Europe.
Capri in the summer is not for the faint hearted, and the hustle and […]

A Family Among Families: Fun On The Amalfi Coast


by Denise Hummel
The region of Campania in Italy is perhaps most well known for the Costiera Amalfitana [the Amalfi Coast] for its spectacular vistas, for Pompeii and other historical archeological sights, and for the city of Napoli, characterized by it’s cultural contradictions. More frequently than not, tourists flock to the Amalfi Coast for its […]

Visiting Sorrento


by Orson Johnson
Italy hosts a number of small cities; one among them is the city of Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast. There are many historical places in the world, but few are like Sorrento. There is much evidence of the ancient Greek and Roman influence in the architecture of Sorrento and this has been preserved […]