Il National Geographic Magazine is a famous monthly magazine belonging to the National Geographic Society which is translated into 31 different languages and published in different countries around the world. And this magazine, which is read by fifty million people every month, has praised the of the city of Naples.
In particular, Naples is a city where present and past are intertwined in a perfect mix, between tombs under the modern city, contemporary works and Renaissance masterpieces.
The Health District
The Health District of Naples was once known as the poorest neighborhood in the city, while today it is the most populated neighborhood. Here there are Roman archaeological remains, Renaissance palaces, the Church of Santa Maria della Sanità in which they are located modern art and ancient art.
Then again in the Rione Sanità you can visit the early Christian catacombs such as those of San Gaudioso and San Gennaro and the Ipogeo dei Cristallini, or a group of 4 frescoed tombs. Visiting the Piazza Sanità in the neighborhood you can admire a bronze statue of a young man, it is Genny Cesarano, a 17-year-old boy who was killed by the Camorra mafia in 2015.
Art in the historic center
In the heart of the historic center of the city of Naples you can visit the Church of the Pio Monte della Misericordia which houses inside the wonderful work of Caravaggio The seven works of mercy depicting the Madonna with the child and the angels at the top.
The Capodimonte Museum
Il wonderful Capodimonte Museum inside it houses several works of art belonging to the artists Tiziano and Caravaggio and more contemporary works that are located on the top floor of the structure.
Among these are some works by Andy Warhol and Louise Bourgeois, as well as the polyptych dedicated to Genny Cesarano by Paolo La Motta.
Pompeii and the Carminiello ai Mannesi Church
Recently open to the public the Carminiello ai Mannesi archaeological area, where in 1943 a bomb destroyed the medieval church and this led to the discovery of the remains of a large Roman building.
Also to Pompei, the city that was submerged by the eruption of Vesuvius, excavations continue and are bringing to light a part of the city still unexplored. Archaeologists have found remains of a Roman fast-food restaurant, the Thermopolium, a kitchen counter and remains of food in amphorae.
The Neapolitan pizza
How do you get to Naples and not eat the real Neapolitan pizza, among the many pizzerias where you can taste a tasty pizza there is The Daughters of Iorio, whose owner, Teresa, who specializes in fried pizza, has won the recognition of best fried pizza in the world in 2017.
His special fried pizza is called Femmena and Fritta, with ricotta, lemon, pistachios, mortadella and provolone.
Source: National Geographic
