141 senses and the city Napoli is an Italian municipality, main town of the homonymous metropolitan city and of the Campania region. Third in Italy by population, Naples is among the most populous and populated metropolitan areas of the European Union. For cultural, political, historical and social reasons, it has been and still is, since ancient times, one of the cardinal cities cardinal cities of the West, a symbol of Italianness - and of Neapolitanness - in music, cinema and theater. Founded by the Cumans in the 8th century BC, it was one of the most important cities of the Magna Græcia and it exerted a considerable commercial, cultural and religious influence on the surrounding Italic populations. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, in the 8th century the city formed a self-governing duchy independent of the Byzantine Empire; later, from the 13th century and for about six hundred years, it was the capital of the Kingdom of Naples; with the Restoration it became the capital of the Kingdom of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies under the Bourbons until the Unification of Italy. Place of origin of Neapolitan language Neapolitan language, seat of universities among the first in the world [Federico II, Orientale, Nunziatella], Naples played and still plays a key role in numerous key role in numerous fields of knowledge, culture and collective imagery. Protagonist of Humanism and illuminist center at European level, it has long been a point of global reference for classical music and opera through the Neapolitan Music School Neapolitan Music School, giving rise among other things to opera buffa, to Neapolitan drama, to a world famous song and a peculiar culinary tradition including foods become global icons - such as the Neapolitan pizza and the art of its pizza makers, declared by UNESCO as Intangible Heritage of Humanity Intangible Heritage of Humanity. City with an impressive tradition in the field of figurative arts, it has given rise to original movements such as the Neapolitan Renaissance and Baroque, the Caravaggism since the arrival of Caravaggio in the 17th century, the Posillipo School and the Neapolitan Liberty, as well as to minor arts of international importance such as the Capodimonte Porcelain and the Neapolitan Crib. In 1995 the historic center of Naples was also recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site World Heritage Site, and in 1997 the Somma-Vesuvius volcanic apparatus was selected by the same international agency among the World Biosphere World Biosphere Reserves. Since 1996, the shape and fruition of the city have changed radically thanks to the construction of the Metro Art Stations, Metro Art Stations, a logistic-monumental complex in which the function of urban underground transport is combined with the enjoyment of numerous works of contemporary art installed in the stations. Some stops of this network, such as the Toledo Station, considered the most beautiful in Europe the most beautiful in Europe, have achieved a strong international reputation, quickly becoming one of the city's many attractions. mainstream info graciously pinched from it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoli Born 47 years ago in Torre del Greco, she graduated at the Naples University Federico II, with a thesis on Jusepe de Ribera. Publicist journalist, she wrote essays for exhibition and editorial projects, columns and reviews for Exibart and Artribune. She currently writes for Roma and for Artslife. Together with the artist Concetta Modica, in 2018 she published the book of poems Di sogni e di chimere. For ten years she has been living in Casale Monferrato, where she teaches literary subjects. Level of neapolitanness: chronic. A Grand-Tour journal. A digital guide for an epoch such as ours, which tends towards automation. Intimate journal, along the lines of Jean Genet Jean Genet, and travel diary, à la Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Poetry and functionality: lines describing real life and a Google Maps itinerary that guidebooks will hardly trace. A city narrated by a person that inhabits it - each time an excellent author - while surrendering yourself to the five five senses: those of the Author, and those of the City that’s home to him. Region: Campania Country: Italy Coordinates: 40°50′N 14°15′E Altitude: 17 m s.l.m. Climate: Mediterranean Time zone: UTC+1 Area: 117,27 km2 Inhbitants: 957.065 [2019] Density: 8.161,21 ab. / km2 Demonyms: napoletani or partenopei Etymology: Νεάπολις [pr.Neapolis], ‘new city’ Dialects: napulitano International symbols: Vesuvius, smorfia, crib, munaciello, mandolin, mozzarella, pizza, baba, Pulcinella, scugnizzi, Totò, Maradona, Eduardo de Filippo, Sophia Loren Saint Patron: St. Januarius Sites of cultural interest: Sansevero Chapel, Church of Gesù Nuovo, Pio Monte della Misericordia, Treasure of St. Janarius Chapel, Fontanelle Cemetery, Metro Art Stations, Madre - Donnaregina Contemporary Art Museum, Royal Palace, Capodimonte Museum, National Archaeological Museum, Home of Photography at Villa Pignatelli, Castel dell’Ovo, Maschio Angioino, Mannajuolo Palace, Spagnuolo Palace, Donna Anna a Posillipo Palace, San Gregorio Armeno street, Tribunali street, Post Office Palace, Spaccanapoli street, Basilica di Santa Maria della Sanità, Naples Cathedral, San Carlo Theatre, Bellini Theatre, Real Albergo dei Poveri #006: ANITA PEPE senses and the city
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