- Category: News
- Published: 29 May 2018
Naples is a popular destination for tourists for its art and landscape beauties.
History of the culinary art, Naples is a city full of places to visit. Passing from the large squares, museums and archaeological sites to the nearby island of Capri, car rental to easily visit this city becomes a requirement.
What and why to visit Naples?
Naples, the third largest municipality in Italy by population, is among the most populous and densely populated metropolitan areas of the European Union.
Founded by the Cumans in the eighth century BC, it was among the most important cities of Magna Grecia, thanks to the privileged relationship with Athens, and exerted a considerable commercial, cultural and religious influence on the surrounding Italic populations so as to become the seat of the Epicurean school of Philodemus of Gadara and Sirone. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, in the 8th century the city formed an autonomous duchy independent of the Byzantine Empire; later, from the thirteenth 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 the Two Sicilies under the Bourbons until the unification of Italy. For cultural, political, economic and social reasons it has been, from ancient times to the present day, one of the pivotal cities of the West.
Seat of Frederick II, the oldest state university in Europe, it also hosts the Orientale, the oldest university of sinological and orientalistic studies on the continent and the Nunziatella, one of the oldest military academies in the world, elected historical and cultural heritage of the Mediterranean countries by the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly. Place of origin of the Neapolitan language, it has exercised and still exercises a strong role in numerous fields of knowledge, culture and collective imagination at national and international level.
Center of the naturalistic philosophy of the Renaissance and enlightenment center of European level, it has long been a global point of reference for classical music and opera through the Neapolitan musical school, giving birth to the comic opera among other things.
A city with an imposing tradition in the field of figurative arts, which has its roots in the classical age, it has given rise to original architectural and pictorial movements, such as the Neapolitan Renaissance and the Neapolitan Baroque, Caravaggism, the Posillipo school and Liberty Neapolitan, as well as minor arts but of international importance, such as Capodimonte porcelain and the Neapolitan nativity scene.
It is at the origin of a distinctive form of theater, a world-famous song and a peculiar culinary tradition that includes foods that take on the role of global icons, such as the Neapolitan pizza, which has been declared an intangible heritage of the 'humanity.
The historic center of Naples, the largest in Europe, in 1995 was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. In 1997 the Somma-Vesuvius volcanic apparatus was elected by the same international agency (with the nearby Golden Mile, which also includes the eastern districts of the city) among the world biosphere reserves.
Rent a car in Naples.
The Naples car rental will allow you to visit the surroundings of the city.
To start, you could visit the Campi Flegrei, a large area of volcanic origin located north-west of Naples. Here you will find numerous thermal springs and ancient craters. Avellino is also a very popular destination.
In half an hour by car you can reach Pompeii, a city of ancient Rome, buried by a lava flow from Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. The ash rain crystallized the city, leaving intact objects and inhabitants, which have been perfectly preserved to this day. The same fate befell Herculaneum, another important destination for lovers of archeology and history. The two sites have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
A trip to Caserta is always worthwhile, if they want to admire a beautiful landscape. Benevento is also a popular destination nearby. Alternatively, you can take advantage of your time and visit the city of Foggia again. The collection directly at the Naples airport is particularly convenient.
It is really worth taking a trip to Sorrento, Potenza, Salerno.
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