Glam en route to Capri

Naples: Capo d'anno!

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January 16th 2009
Ursula and my trip to Naples for New Year's (capo d'anno = 'head of the year') was a feast of experiences, mainly related to actual feasting. Staying in the apartment of Ursula's family friend, Simonetta, we would awake every morning to one of the best views of the city - right down over the harbour from Vomero, Naples' equivalent of Chelsea. The morning experience included being waited on hand ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

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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 establis... ... read more