A list of 15 tips to spend the weekend from 1 to 3 May in Naples, including guided tours, concerts, festivals, museums and exhibitions
It will be very difficult to sink into the sofa and lurk in front of the TV this weekend: in weekend from 1 to 3 May 2015 in Naples Many unmissable events await you. Choose the one that's right for you!
A weekend that promises intense, including also the May 1st party, and that will give you numerous special events. If you love art you cannot avoid making a leap to the Andy Warlhol exhibition; if, instead, you want to listen to good music let yourself be pampered by notes by Pino Daniele in an itinerary dedicated to him to relive his marvelous music in his Naples. For the youngest, comic book lovers, there will be an event not to be missed: the Comicon, which will be waiting for you as always at the Mostra D'Oltremare.
But it does not end here, because the appointments are many and we want to list them all.
Exhibitions
Show free of Andy Warhol
The exhibition entitled "Andy Warhol in the City”Will allow you to admire 40 works by one of the most eccentric and beloved American artists in the world. Among the works, there will be some of the best known such as the pop art style portrait of Marilyn Monroe, Campbell's cans and Flowers from Flowers, as well as the covers of Interview Magazine. Some will also be exhibited at the event album covers of the English band Rolling Stones and those of the Velvet Underground curated by the artist.
When: until 17 May 2015
Where: Vulcano Buono di Nola, Piazza Capri
Ticket price: free entry
More info: more details in the article about the exhibition.
The rooms of Desire - Milo Manara
The PAN of Naples will host 120 works, among tables, images, figures and historical documents, by the artist Milo Manara who this year celebrates its 70 years. It will be particularly interesting, for lovers of his creations, the public exhibition of one unpublished print, belonging to a Neapolitan collector. A good idea for a slightly different May XNUMXst in Naples?
When: until 30 May 2015
Where: PAN | Palazzo delle Arti Naples - Via dei Mille, 60
Schedule: Monday to Saturday from 10.30 to 19.30 (Tuesday closed) Sunday from 10.30 to 14.00
Ticket price: 5 €
More info: The Rooms of Desire
Planta, exhibition-market at the Botanical Garden
"Planta, the gardens and more“, Is the name of the event that will see the exhibition, in the famous botanical garden of the Neapolitan city, of many plants and flowers from all over the world. The Neapolitan green thumbs will not be able to give up the exposure of many spontaneous plant species and rare specimens. It is difficult not to be inebriated by the fragrant exotic essences that you will not be able to get out of your head for quite a while.
When: from 1 to 3 May 2015
Where: Botanical Garden, via Foria 223
Ticket price: price quotation
More info: exhibition-market at the Botanical Garden
The Beautiful or the True
The complex of San Domenico Maggiore will be enriched with artistic works dating back to the Neapolitan '800 and' 900 and will have as its theme The Beautiful or the True. To delight your sight, there will be as many as 250 on loan from various museums, private collections or galleries throughout Italy. The event will also feature an interesting look at technology: thanks to a app downloadable for free and who will communicate with the works you canmoreover, to become small art experts. There will certainly be works in digital and 3D format that will leave you speechless.
Where: Complex of San Domenico Maggiore, Naples
When: until May 31, 2015;
Schedule: from 11: oo to 19: oo
Price tickets: 5 €
More info: to find out more, the article on Il Bello or Il Vero.
Guided tours and museums
May of the 2015 Monuments: The routes to the Stairs of Naples
If you want to discover the beauty of your city you can not miss this event: i natural pedestrian paths there are 200, 135 of which are real stairways, while 69 are stairways, itineraries that hide beauties and treasures not very well known. The itinerary of May 3 will lead you to the stairs of San Marcellino for a tribute to the great French illustrator Peynet.
When: 3 May 2015
Where: Stairs of San Marcellino
Price: € 6,00
Booking: tel. 3914143578 | 3926866064 | losguardochetrasforma@gmail.com
More info: for more info, the program of the Scale of Naples
Naples Paint Stories
May of the 2015 Monuments | The paths accessible to disablesi
This month will be entirely dedicated to culture. Each week will be dedicated to art and will be enriched by numerous unmissable events. Accessibility is central to all appointments, that is, to guarantee disabled people with mobility difficulties to be able to attend and take part in itineraries, visits and demonstrations, without obstacles.
The 2 may, the guided tour will be at Chapel and Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro.
When: 2 May 2015
Where: departure from via Duomo 149
Cost: € 12,00
More info: for more details, the program of accessible routes.
Naples Paint Stories
A real journey in the city stree art, with long guided tours to discover the murals, graffiti and stencils on the walls of Naples. We will know curiosities and anecdotes and also works by famous artists such as Banksy, C215 and Cyop & Caf
Where: in different streets of the city
When:
- Friday 1 May 2015 at 15
- Saturday 2 May 2015 at 15
- Sunday 3 May 2015 at 11
Duration: around 3 hours
Info: 3331589423 | Napoli Paint Stories Facebook page
More info: article on Napoli Paint Stories
Spring at the Museum of Natural Sciences
Minerals, fossil, historical equipment, madrepores and much more will wait for you at the Natural Science Museum of Naples. To embellish the exhibition, there will be well 40 photographs on the beauty of nature by the artist Simone Sbaraglia at the Zoological Museum. The theme of the exhibition is "Images from Planet Earth: A journey through the majesty and uniqueness of our planet". What other better way to celebrate Spring?
When: until 31 May 2015, every Saturday and Sunday
Where: Mineralogical Museum and Zoological Museums, of Anthropology, Paleontology and Physics of the Museums Center of Natural and Physical Sciences, via Mezzocannone 8 and largo San Marcellino 10
More info: our article on Spring at the Museum.
Itineraries on Pino Daniele
May of the monuments will come among his events, even well 4 itineraries designed on the songs of the famous artist Pino Daniele, who recently passed away. The event is titled "Napule is' na walk / Int 'and viche mmiez' at the top - Tourist itineraries on the places of Pino Daniele". There will be references to the artist whose unpublished anecdotes will be revealed. If you want to listen to good music and relive the magic of Naples, you cannot miss it.
When: Sunday May 3 2015
Where:
- 10.00 hours: Departure from Piazza Bellini (Caffè degli Artisti)
- 12.30 hours: Arrival at the Borgo dei Marinari - Castel dell'Ovo
Price tickets: association contribution for participation in the itinerary € 7,00 per person (free for children under 10). Reservations required by email at rockmostra@gmail.com. or via Facebook a Show Rock Naples
More info: for more info, our dedicated article.
Certosa di San Martino: the Gothic undergrounds
The Certosa di San Martino has reopened to the public to show the wonderful Gothic undergrounds that distinguish it. Under the Certosa there is one splendid Gothic cathedral with ogival arches and pillars: the whole forms the foundation of the upper structure. The route will be marked by suggestive marble works, sculptures, epigraphs and fragments of tombstones, always kept inside the Museum of San Martino.
Until October 25, extraordinary openings also in the afternoon.
When: every Saturday and Sunday at 11.30 and 16.30
Where: Certosa di San Martino
Price tickets: the guided tour has the cost of 6 euro
Info and booking: reservations required by sending an email to welcome.sanmartino@beniculturali.it; tel: 081 229 4568
More info: all the details on the visit to the dungeons.
festivals
2015 Artichoke Festival in Capaccio (SA)
The most refined palates will not miss the artichoke festival which will also be held this year in the enchanting Borgo di Gromola (Salerno). To accorglievi, there will be many culinary specialties and entertaining music evenings, folk songs and dances. Obviously, the undisputed star of the event will be the artichoke declined in all its forms and flavors: gilded and fried artichokes, fried pizza with artichoke cream, fried pizza with tomato and many other specialties that will make your mouth water.
When: from April to 29 3 May 2015
Where: Borgo di Gromola, Capaccio-Paestum (SA)
Price: free entry
More info: Feast of the Artichoke di Capaccio.
Festival of Ancient Taverns
The event will feature well eight historical inns, faithfully reproduced, at the IS “Falcone” farm in Licola. The audience will have the impression that they have been literally teleported to the Neapolitan 700. To give your imagination a boost, there will be more than 300 extras in costume, typical dishes of the Neapolitan tradition, local street food, folk dances and the inevitable Neapolitan parking.
When: from 1 to 3 May 2015
Where: "Giovanni Falcone" State Institute for the Environment and Agriculture, Via Domiziana 150 - Licola di Pozzuoli (NA)
Price: free entry
More info: our in-depth article
To discover all the other festivals of the weekend, our article on the best in Campania!
Other events
Comicon 2015
One of the most anticipated events by European, American and Asian cartoon lovers. We are obviously talking about the Comicon that every year provides the opportunity for all fans to stay in close contact with works by international artists, board games and not, many exhibitors, screenings of animated films output or reproduction of films that have made the history of cartoons, cosplay competitions and much more. There will be no known guests in the field, like Milo Manara.
When: 30 April, 1-2-3 May 2015
Where: Mostra D'Oltremare
More info: Our page with all the info on the Comicon 2015
2015 Spring Tales
The enchanting gardens of the Botanical Garden of Naples will entertain young and old with a series of fantastic fairy tales that will make you escape from everyday reality for a few seconds. Many fairy tales will be read, including: The Ugly Duckling, The Fox and the Grapes, The Cicada and the Ant, The Hare and the Turtle and many other more or less known stories. On 2 and 3 May the Fables of Wisdom will be told. The protagonist of the whole event is the environment. Educating the youngest to respect and love for the environment, in which their children live and will live, will be the purpose of every reading.
When: 2 and 3 May 2015
Where: Botanical Garden, Via Foria 333
Schedule: 17.00
Ticket price: 7 €
Information: 081 0330619 (9,30 - 14) | info@iteatrini.it | official page The Teatrini
More info: Spring Tales
Sal Da Vinci in concert
The voice of the famous Neapolitan singer will echo within the walls of the famous Augustan theater in Naples, from 1 to 10 May to present his latest record “Se Amore è”. There will be 8 songs that the artist will sing delighting the public with its acute notes and vibrant feeling which gives each of his individual performances. The texts will be clear complaint to femicide and will cause the public to reflect on violence against women, subjects of great relevance.
When: from 1 to 10 May 2015
Where: Augusteo Theater, P.tta duca d'Aosta 263
Information: 081414243 - 405660 | teatroaugusteo@libero.it
More info: concert of Sal Da Vinci
