A look back (first published 20 October 2014)
An unusually quiet moment in one of the large cobbled tunnels that lead in and out of the centre of Naples
Nothing is ever quite what you expect it to be …
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Wolfed on the Napoli tangenziale
A look back (first published on 27 August 2014)
‘Chi pecora se fa’ ‘o lupo s’ ‘a magna’ – behave like a sheep and the wolf will eat you.
‘What a beautiful day.
We’re not scared.‘
On a hot weekend afternoon we crammed four bodies into our Fiat 500 and headed down to the Naple’s seafront for a stroll and a pizza. The only obstacle between us and the chef was the tangenziale.
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Napoli’s tangenziale – fine if you can find it
A look back (first published on 24 August 2014)
Naples, two thirds of the way down Italy’s west coast, is the country’s third largest city with a population of 2.373 million. It sprawls up from the bay at its feet and is separated from the Amalfi Coast by Vesuvius and Pompeii. Centuries of geologists, historians, artists, and adventurers have all visited its treasures and each has left their mark on a city that is now tourist-wise and wary. This summer we called in – our first encounter of substance was with the tangenziale.
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