Fell in love with Naples, a city full of contrasts

Italy's third-largest city is one of its oldest, most artistic and most appetising. Naples' historic centre is a Unesco World Heritage Site, its archaeological treasures are among the world's most important, and its swag of vainglorious palaces, castles and churches make it unique city in the world. A city you want to visit!

Shot of the Costiera Amalfitana, an amazing region near Naple

The weather also is so nice, in fact even in winter Naples is sunny most of the time, always offering good weather for a visit. Mergellina is a part of the city at the seaside of Naples and here you can find the most ancient Castle of Naples called “Castel dell’Ovo” that, according to the tradition, contains a big egg, which linked the impossible love between a mermaid and a merchant. Near the sea, you can also find the royal castle called “Maschio Angioino” built under the order of the King Charles I. Not far away from the seaside, there is the most important square of Naples, “Piazza del Plebiscito” that often hosts thousands of people for having concerts, exhibitions and cultural representations. Going on the way you will be in “Via Toledo”, here you will find the most beautiful metro of Europe and every kind of shop for enjoying your free time!

The historical centre is another important stopover to do in Naples! Here you will find an important way called “Spaccanapoli” that divides the city equally in two parts and on this way, you will find the most important churches and museums of the city. One of this is the Chapel of San Severo; the artist was a chemist and his most beautiful work is “The veiled Christ” which is a real-life representation of the death of Christ carved from marble.

Then there's the food. Blessed with rich volcanic soils, a bountiful sea, and centuries of culinary know-how, the Naples region is one of Italy's epicurean heavyweights, serving up the country's best pizza, pasta and coffee, and many of its most celebrated seafood dishes, street snacks and sweet treats.

Certainly, Naples' urban sprawl can feel anarchic, tattered and unloved. But look beyond the grime, graffiti and occasional gruffness and you'll uncover a city of breathtaking frescoes, sculptures and panoramas, of unexpected elegance, of spontaneous conversations and profound humanity. Welcome to Italy's most unlikely masterpiece.

Capri, Vesuvio, Pompei ruins, Amalfi, Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Piazza del Plebiscito, Mergelina, there are so many unbeliavble places to see in Naples and around it you can’t even imagine! Who wrote this article visited these places many times, still the desire to see them over and over doesn’t stop.

Naples is famous in Italy and all around the world for many reasons, and one of them is definetely the street food. Between the fried pizzas, pizzas and pizza a portafoglio, street food in the vibrant coastal city of Naples and surrounding area is plentiful and more often than not, carbohydrate based.

Take your appetite and an open mind and discover the home of Italian street food in Naples and Campania below, along with some of the best addresses to enjoy the finest examples in Naples and beyond.

One of the most famous dishes is definetely the “Cuoppo”, an iconic cone-shaped card or paper filled with a variety of tasty morsels, provided they are fried, of course. Some vendors offer cones fillled with fish and others with mozzarella, orange and potato croquetius, potatoes.

Neapolitan street food is one of the best in the world, above one of his most tradition street plates: the Cuoppo

Other dish is “pizza a portafoglio”: pizza is turned into a booklet to enjoy as street food or some say "wallet". A normal pizza is folded until it becomes easy to eat, even on the street

Fried pizza: It is almost everywhere, made moslty with ricotta, tomato, mozzarella ​​and chips.

Then the best sweet you can have in Naples! Sfogliatella!

Short crust or puff pastry? Whatever your preference, sfogliatella remain one of the sweetest street foods in Campania. Filled with ricotta and enriched with semolina and candied fruit. The good news is sfogliatella can be eaten at any time: breakfast, coffee after lunch and for a snack!

So, have you ever been in Naples? If the answer is no, you really should! Naples is a very great city and, in spite of its stereotypical bad description, it is a wonderful city to find culture, good food and enjoy life! It is called “the city of the sun, the sea and coffee” by Neapolitans.

Are you lovers of all such things? If the answer is yes, than you really want to go to Naples!

A quartet of neapolitan pizzas: focaccia, marinara and two margheritas