What to do in Naples

Visit Naples with an expert local guide who can bring its hisotry,culture, food, and secrets to life ... » more

San Carlo is one of the oldest, largest, and most respected opera houses in Italy, built by Giovanni Medrano in 1737 under the auspices of Charles of Bourbon (who didn't particularly care for opera, but cared very much about his reputation as an enlightened patron of the arts) ... » more

These dioramas of the Nativity, which probably date back to St. Francis of Assisi in the 13th century but became most wildly popular here in Naples starting in the 17th century, are still an integral and important part of the Christmas season, assembled in church chapels and on piazze throughout Italy starting in November. Presepi seem to concentrate more on finely studied figures of peasants and townsfolk than the Holy Family itself ... » more