Naples

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Founded by the Greeks under the name of Parthenope, Naples has always been a crossroads of languages and cultures that shaped its metropolitan and cosmopolitan identity. From the 16th century until the plague of 1656, it was the largest city in the West. In the 19^th century it was one of the three largest cities in Europe.

The artistic treasure of Naples are too many to count: the historical centre, a Unesco world heritage site; the palaces, churches, catacombs and underground passageways, the Archaeological Museum, the places of medieval and renaissance power amassed around the Castel Nuovo and Royal Palace, the waterfront from Castel dell’Ovo to Posillipo; the hill area of Vomero which offers, in the buildings of Capodimonte Royal Palace and the Certosa of San Martino, museum collections amongst the most important in the world.

The Centro Direzionale, the Metro line with its Art stations and the Bagnoli area, are symbols of the change that has been affecting the urban landscape of Naples since the ‘90s. The redevelopment of disused areas is accompanied by the regeneration of the historic center.

Naples is a city in which all the contradictions inherent to all big metropolitan cities coexist, but it remains an extraordinary place to live, admire and enjoy: for the art and civilisation that has indelibly marked its history, for the mild climate, for its vitality, for the centuries-old culinary tradition.

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