Go.
In 2009, I was in Naples for just a 45-minute taxi ride, from the train station to the marina, catching a boat to the Island of Ischia. Not nearly enough time! This time, FIVE NIGHTS in Naples, a LOT of wandering on foot, much exploring and enjoying.
Naples. There aren’t enough adjectives. Go, and find your own ways to exclaim over this city, the third largest in Italy.
Intense. Bustling. Jaw-dropping. Proud. Crazy. Complicated. Historic. Both beautiful and weighty. Convention-defying. Challenging and rewarding.
I didn’t stay in the recommended “polished” area, where I could have close access to Dolce & Gabbana and Swarovski (I don’t want that!), but rather just off the “Spaccanopoli”, the street that cuts right through the city’s heart, not far from the Spanish Quarters. People. Life. Food. Intensity. Fully vibrant and “pienissimo di alma”- full of soul.
I’m SO very content that I wandered the narrow streets of Napoli, that I followed my heart in the crazy, crazy, wonderful city of Napoli. Just go!
(Click on any photo to enlarge it, and then you can progress through the series of photos.)
Caravaggio on display.
Naples street scene.
Tripe and other organ meats… Oh, and a Church.
Naples street scene.
Shop of curiosities.
Naples street scene.
Naples street fashion.
Restaurant patio.
The Elite meat market.
Naples street scene.
Bronzing along the waterfront.
Naples street scene.
Protesting with paint.
Naples Castel Nuovo.
Naples… just a few Roman Ruins.
Black and rainbow laundry day.
Street artist rendering a Caravaggio in pastels, on the sidewalk.
Naples Galleria Umberto, much like Milan’s Galleria.
Naples street scene.
One of the umpteen many domes of the umpteen many churches in Naples.
Naples street scene.
Curious Window Frame. Hmm.
Naples street scene.
Naples street scene.
Naples street scene.
Napoli building sign.
Naples street scene.
Naples street scene.
Naples street scene.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli – MANN.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli – MANN.
