When we arrived in the late afternoon, we planned a walk in the old city centre of Naples. We read about the old 'Decumani' and we were suprised to walk on the Via Tribunali. Some time later when the evening fell, we entered the romantic street of Via Gregorio Armeno. My wife…
We anticipated seeing artisanal work of Christmas nativity figures and scenes and found store after store selling mass produced items from China and elsewhere. It apparently wasn’t that way years ago. We walked up and down for an hour or so then departed.
Was on my list of must sees as well as hundreds of others. Beautiful nativity scenes, traditional Napoli scenes local celebrities puncinellas in all forms, all beautifully carved and painted. Now at this time of year there are some stalls selling tacky Christmas things. We…
We visited this amazing street in relative peace and quiet at end October before the throngs arrive for the Christmas rush. Every shop had unique nativity products to sell - from simple handcrafted wooden items to elaborate ones of various sizes with electronic moving parts,…
Only a few blocks long it is a unique area to visit. Naples is known for making precipes which are nativities yhst also include everyday Napolitan life. You can see the precipes being made and prices range from low to very expensive. Some ste already made or you can buy an empty…