Christmas is coming but you have not yet decided what to give to friends, family and your partner?
Napolike this year suggests some original ideas to make gods gifts that will make those who receive a true Neapolitan!
If you want to celebrate as a true Neapolitan, all you have to do is follow our advice and choose the theme that inspires you the most. If you have a sweet tooth, opt for a Neapolitan gastronomic specialty, if you are passionate about culture or theater, take a look at the offers and cards on sale in this period, if you love travel, treat yourself to a relaxing weekend immersed in our tourist beauties.
In short, there is something for all tastes, you just have to start your hunt for the perfect gift, and wish a Merry Christmas as a Neapolitan DOC!
Food
Campania is a land of multiple excellences and we can not fail to mention the food and wine one. Why not give away then traditional sweets such as rococo or struffoli or tasty reinterpretations?
Panettone
Sal De Riso, one of the world's excellences of pastry, has revisited the recipe of panettone by inserting elements of the Campania tradition as in the panettone millefiori where it has inserted a top of struffoli.
Roccoco
The smell of the Roccoco It is one of the typical Christmas smells. If you want to try your hand at the company of cooking you find them Here the recipe but why not rely on professionals like confectioners from the Linda Pastry?
struffoli
Fried or baked? It does not matter because the struffoli are a must have for Christmas tables! Find it here our recipe, but if you want to buy them ready, here you are served!
Hard mustaccioli
I mustaccioli they are traditional sweets from Southern Italy, not only from Campania and differ for small details: in Puglia and in Sicily, cooked wine is added to the dough, for example. The important thing to preserve them well is to put them in a tin box. Always if they advance, obviously. We have also for these delicacies our recipe.
susamielli
I susamielli they are the typical "S" shaped sweets and have small variations depending on the area of the campania. In Sorrento, for example, the Sapienze are famous that have an elliptical shape and are packaged in the Convent of Santa Maria della Sapienza. Consult our recipe of these Christmas specialties if you want to try your hand at opera.
Tray mixed Neapolitan Christmas sweets
If you are undecided in the too wide choice of Christmas sweets you can opt for a mixed tray so as not to disappoint anyone.
Soccer Naples
Football is the most popular sport in Italy but takes on even greater importance in Naples. On the other hand, what other city has a votive chapel dedicated to a footballer? For the small and big fans we have some proposals.
Quilt of Naples
A warm and soft doubleface duvet cover with the symbols of your favorite team for single beds.
Complete sheets of Naples
And in the summer when we have to put aside the duvet? No problem because here you will find the complete bed linens for a square and a half.
Naples coffee cups
When Napoli plays immediately after lunch, why not show more cheer using the team's coffee glasses?
Cup of Naples
Fans of Naples but do you prefer other drinks besides coffee? Here is the solution for you: the exclusive ceramic Napoli mug.
Theater
Naples is home to the oldest theater in Europe but the offer is truly high quality and varied. Do you like opera, comedies or concerts? Here are all the proposals.
2 Christmas Card from the San Carlo Theater
The 2 Christmas Card includes admission to two performances by Opera, Balletto or Sinfonica to choose from those scheduled at the Teatro di San Carlo from 25 December 2016 and until the end of the season. It will also be possible to convert the 2 Christmas Card into two entrances for the same show. The Card can be purchased up to 6 January 2017.
Card Winter of the Bellini Theater
The Winter Card allows you to attend four shows, two at the San Carlo and two at the Bellini to be chosen among those scheduled between December 2016 and February 2017. The card can be purchased until 17 December 2016.
Quaterna at the Teatro at the Teatro Stabile di Napoli
Quaterna a Teatro is the Christmas card of the Teatro Stabile di Napoli that allows 4 inputs chosen from 10 shows or you can use it for two inputs to two shows.
Sal Da Vinci at the Augusteo Theater
Sal Da Vinci back to the Augusteo theater from 20 December to 15 January with his new musical comedy "Italian of Naples".
Massimo Ranieri at the Diana Theater
Massimo Ranieri once again ventured into Viviani's work and brought the "Teatro del Porto" show from the 14 December to the 8 January 2017.
Cinema
The Christmas season is always full of new film proposals for all tastes. From the spin off of Star Wars to cinepanettoni surely there will be only the embarrassment of the choice so why not give a card maybe rechargeable input to the cinema?
Christmas Card at The Space
The christmas card allows 10 admissions from Monday to Sunday at any time, for any film in both 2D and 3D. In addition, the purchase of each Christmas Card includes a drink at the bar. Purchasable until 6 January 2017.
Plaza and Rainbow Gift Card
The Card of the Plaza and Arcobaleno also includes 10 inputs for any film on any day.
Cinefans at the UCI Cinema
The Cinefand card includes 5 movie inputs in 2D and 3D valid from Monday to Friday, excluding holidays and pre-holidays.
Museums
Also this year Naples is rich in temporary exhibitions and monuments that have been restored and reopened to the public. With these cards you can discover (or maybe rediscover) some treasures of our city or even our region.
San Gennaro Card
This card includes the entry to all the places connected to the figure of the patron saint of Naples ranging from Naples to Pozzuoli.
Contemporary Art Card
This card allows you to discover the places of contemporary art in Campania and can also be bought with public transport. Includes admissions to various museums, from MOTHER, CAM and Nitsch spread over three different days.
Campania Artecard Napoli
This card was designed for those who want to visit the wonders of our region and includes the entrance to more than 80 different sites both in Naples and Pompeii, Herculaneum, Capua, Paestum and Padula.
Archaeological Museum of Naples
This year the restoration and expansion of the Egyptian section of the Archaeological Museum has ended and this could be a perfect excuse to visit the masterpieces preserved in the museum
Museum of Capodimonte
The Museum of Capodimonte is perfect for a family visit because it is able to satisfy every need: there is the park, the modern and more classic exhibitions as well as the spectacular interiors of the palace.
Naples Zoo
The Naples Zoo has reopened recently and has been completely renovated! Perfect for children and for the whole family.
Tourism
"Too much work and no fun make Jack very unhappy" recited Jack Nicolson in "The Shining" and how not to mention him to propose you to indulge in relaxing weekends on the Sorrento peninsula or on the Amalfi Coast?
Weekend in Sorrento
Sorrento is easily reachable from Naples and offers visitors every kind of attraction: landscape, tourist or food and wine.
Weekend in Amalfi
Equally famous both for its historical events and for its uncontaminated landscapes, Amalfi is one of the most popular destinations in Campania. On the other hand, the Amalfi Coast has been declared a Unesco heritage site.
Music
Last but not least the musical proposals among which surely you can find the perfect gift for people of all ages.
Clementino, "Miracolo", deluxe edition
Miracolo is a very rich album of collaborations very suitable for those who love the rap genre.
Rocco Hunt, "Wake up edition", 2 cd
Also here we see a lot of high-level collaborations and it is impossible to get tired of these CDs. There are nine unpublished versions presented in this delux version.
Jovine, "Speak louder"
A record with undoubtedly first-rate sonorities and as many collaborations.
Massimo Ranieri, "I dream and I wake up"
Sal Da Vinci, "They do not take prisoners"
Sal da Vinci in collaboration with Renato Zero produce this incredible CD that will contain many songs that Sal Da Vinci will present at the Augusteo Theater in Naples.
