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Background: Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.

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By JohnLyn
December 25th 2009

Christmas Day catch up - Naples Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Pompeii Lupanare (Brothel)

Here we are again!!! Forgot to mention when in Rome - the Pope was not available - yet again, to perform the ceremony for us... missed out again.... The day after Rome we did a full day - Naples, the old city of Pompei and went along the Amalfi Coast to Amalfi - beautiful scenery but won't do that again on the high, winding roads with barely enough room for 2 way vehicles... some had to back up so the bus could get through and the parking on the side of the road we would never ever even contemplate in a [View Full Entry]

By diegocastro
November 10th 2009

Funicolí, Funicolá Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Nápoles

Dias 68 a 72 - Uma cidade litorânea abandonada pelo poder público e dominada por um poder paralelo. Bairros onde a polícia não pode entrar. Ambulantes pelas ruas. Trânsito caótico. Pedestres que, de uma hora para a outra, podem ter seus pertences roubados por motoqueiros. Lixo e cocô de cachorro pelo chão. Como diria Ancelmo Gois, deve ser terrível viver num lugar assim. Nápoles, entretanto, ainda é uma cidade italiana - e a Itália ainda fica na Europa. Os mencionados problemas da antiga capital do Sul da Itália só chamam atenção por isso. Nápoles poderia, sem dúvidas, ser uma aprazível cidad [View Full Entry]

By LSL09
October 24th 2009

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Chaotic Naples

From Marja: In Naples we have strong focus on freedom of feelings and freedom of movement. What you see is chaos and disorder but that really is the result of our expression of we feel for our city..... Or something along those lines. This was the instructions from the audio guide in the hop on hop off bus to explain why the place is such a shambles. But they are kind of right. Despite the rubbish and homeless and drug deals in the piazza there are some good things. We found a good restaurant with great seafood and our B&B is [View Full Entry]

By shmajo
October 6th 2009

Filth and Poo! Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

A road in Pompeii

I am sitting in the hostel common room in Naples. I've already checked out but they were cool enough to let me chill until I have to catch my train. I am taking the night train to Venice so that I don't have to pay for a hostel tonight. I will arrive in Venice around 7am tomorrow. It has been an adventurous last few days. I am not a fan of Napoli at all. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The streets are covered in dog poo and graffiti and the city is boring. I think that Venice will be much [View Full Entry]

Looking at Mt. Vesuvius from inside Pompeii

By shmajo
October 3rd 2009

Prego: Not just spaghetti sauce Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

The waterfront in Napoli

I awoke, much to my dismay, to the sounds of flatulence and snoring. Oh the joys of sleeping in hostels! I don't know who the noises were coming from but they kept me awake entirely too early. I decided I had enough of that nonsense and got up to shower and get ready for my day. My last day in Rome, I headed to Naples on the train. I had quite an admirer in the market at the hostel. From the first day I was there he would seek me out to give me advice and just chat. You must be [View Full Entry]

By gasiorr
September 4th 2009

Birthplace of Pizza (and Probably the Largest Nutella Jar) Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Piazza del Plebiscito

A week and a half after my trip to Lebanon, I was in the air again, but this time to Europe! I haven't been to Europe since my last visit to Poland in the summer of 1999, so I was very excited for this trip. Italy has held the number one place on my list to visit (along with Egypt, but obviously that has be satisfied) and I was still trying to comprehend that I was actually going. I was meeting my friend, Grace, from college. We would explore southern Italy for a week before we would head back to Rome [View Full Entry]

By Nathan1986
August 26th 2009

Napoli Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Dante

NAPOLI! I really love Napoli! i believe its the real Italy! The streets are dirty and bustling and loud and crazy! The people are gangster and friendly and loud! Beneath all the dirt and grime lies the real italian experience! Ill start by firstly informing everyone that ive hired a car to chaperon the ladies in! By the time we waited for trains, caught taxi transfers to our hotels and so forth, it just wasnt practical. Knowing that Napoli was coming up, and the Amalfi coast, i knew we wouldn't be able to cover much ground, especially with Nonna and this [View Full Entry]

By RTW adventure 09 to 13
August 16th 2009

Mafia, Volcanos And Pizza Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Via Appia Antica

Heading South My last day in Rome for half a week was spent filling in the blanks, not so much with what I hadn’t seen in Rome but with what I had missed in Paris. Heading to the outskirts of the city, the first thing on the itinerary was a visit to the road that everyone was talking about when they said All roads lead to Rome. Via Appia Antica was built over 2300 years ago and was the main artery into Rome from the South East for the majority of it’s life. Lined with ancient villas slowly falling into disrepair, [View Full Entry]

By Hendo And Sarah
August 3rd 2009

So we went to Vienna Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Playing Cards By the River

So Vienna was our next stop. We had a 4 hour bus ride from Prague to make it to Vienna. Again another awful bus ride at that! I don't know what it is with these euroline buses but again the toilet seem to be broken and everytime someone opened the door the whole bus smelled like a porta-loo. I think Sarah was nearly sick a few times but we made it in the end. We proceeded to find our hostel then went out to have a look around the town. It was really hot weather again so we spent an hour [View Full Entry]

By Shiggidy
July 17th 2009

What can I say other than POMPEII BITCHES! Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Pompeii ruins 10

Naples is amazing definitely my favourite city that I have visited in Italy, it feels like a traditional Italian city rather than a tourist driven city which is fantastic. Yesterday I got in to Naples around 2pm from Rome, when I got my hostel I was blown away. In contrast to the last hostel it was a palace, the hostel actually use to be a fabric factory (hence the name the Fabric hostel) so it was massive. the common room had high ceilings, a flat screen TV, comfy couches, table tennis table and free internet (which is a god send, except [View Full Entry]

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