The Guardian: Naples is among the best shopping cities for 2017 Christmas

San Gregorio Armeno in Naples

The English newspaper The Guardian also includes Naples among the best European Christmas shopping cities 2017!

Napoli, increasingly international city, this time it comes cited in the prestigious English newspaper The Guardian, in a detailed article on the best European cities to visit for 2017 Christmas shopping.

The piece quotes 10 important European cities, namely Lisbon, Amsterdam, Vienna, Lille, Ghent, Monaco, Copenhagen, Ledbury, Glasgow and even our Naples.

The newspaper lists a number of reasons to go to Naples, specifying that our roads are festively decorated with colored lights, There are musicians in many corners and, of course, it is the birthplace of the cribs with its via San Gregorio Armeno. Furthermore, in the Certosa di San Martino they can also be found very important historical cribs, like the Cuciniello Nativity with 450 characters. But in the streets of the center you can also appreciate the scents of excellent food and you can find fantastic handicrafts.

The best places for shopping

The Guardian lists the best streets for Christmas shopping in Naples. In addition to the aforementioned San Gregorio Armeno, rich in craft shops with cribs and shepherds handmade by important artisans, an indispensable way to get to town during these festivities, there are also via Toledo and via San Sebastiano.

In via Toledo, which is the most famous shopping street in Naples, there are many shops of all kinds and there is also the famous one Umberto gallery, in which there are important bars like Barbaro. In Via San Sebastiano, instead, you can find the refined shop of Fr.elletteria of the Scriptura family, where you can buy leather bags and wallets at a reasonable price. The Guardian also cites Finamore, a shop handmade men's shirts and with various accessories such as belts, suitcases and watches.

Excellent traditional food

The Guardian could not talk about the fantastic Neapolitan food and the tourist can delight in pizzas, mozzarella, cured meats, pasta dishes, street food, ice creams, desserts and espresso coffee.
Among the unmissable places, the artisan chocolate shop Gay Odine or the Charcuterie Esposito, but also the Caffè Gambrinus and the now famous one Gino Sorbillo pizzeria. Another pizzeria recommended by the newspaper is Cafasso in via Giulio Cesare, in Fuorigrotta which, together with many clubs in the center, prepares fried food, arancini, crocchè and much more.

Obviously in Naples you can not give up the sweet e in every corner you can find Christmas specialties such as rococo and struffoli.

Staying in Naples

The places to stay, even during the Christmas period, are many and above all B & Bs are a good solution to stay in strategic places and pay little. The Guardian mentions the Casa del Monacone, a former convent at the Sanità, and the Active Partenopeo in a 15th century palace.

In short, Naples is a city that is increasingly popular success among tourists from all over the world and this new certificate of esteem only confirms the net international growth of the last few years.

Photo: The Guardian. Original article.

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Written by Fabiana Bianchi
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