In the city of Naples., southeast of Rome, Italy

 In 2017 the BBC defined Naples as "the Italian city with too much history to handle."

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(on the west coast of the Italian peninsula, 120 miles (~190 km) southeast of Rome) The city of Naples, a place of soul-stirring art and panoramas, spontaneous conversations, and unexpected, inimitable elegance, exudes raw, high-octane energy. Naples ("Napoli") is the capital of Naples province in the Campania region of southern Italy. On its celebrated bay (flanked to the west by the smaller Gulf of Pozzuoli and to the southeast by the more extended indentation of the Gulf of Salerno) the city is situated between two areas of volcanic activity: Mount Vesuvius to the east and the Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) to the northwest.

+ Naples is located near the midpoint of the arc of hills that, commencing in the north at the promontory of Posillipo and terminating in the south with the Sorrentine peninsula, form the central focus of the Bay of Naples. To the south of the bay’s entrance to the Tyrrhenian Sea, the island of Capri forms a partial breakwater, visible from the city in clear weather.

+ The city of Naples, as the principal port of southern Italy, remains the center of the nation’s commerce and culture, distinguished by a spirit that retains many suggestions of the classical past and of assimilated historical experience. Of all the cities of southern Italy with Greek origins, Naples presents the most striking example of a lively continuity. It is also perhaps the last great metropolis of western Europe whose monuments may still be seen in their popular context, without distractions of commercialism.

+ Since World War II, during which Naples suffered severe bombardment, modernization has increasingly altered the city’s setting and character; and a measure of speculative prosperity is reflected in new suburbs now proliferating in once-rural surroundings. However, Naples remains arcane and compelling, a city whose richness requires from the visitor time, accessibility, and some knowledge of the Neapolitan past. Its historic center was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995.

+ Naples' wealth of cultural assets is extraordinary. You will find two royal palaces here, three castles, and ancient ruins that include some of Christianity's oldest frescoes. The city's Museo Archeologico Nazionale claims the world's finest collection of Pompeiian frescoes and mosaics, while its Cappella Sansevero holds Italy's most extraordinary marble sculpture. Caravaggio masterpieces can be seen in the Pio Monte della Misericordia, Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano and Museo di Capodimonte.

+ In Naples, retail therapy is as individualistic as the city itself. Here, global chains still play second fiddle to family-run businesses and artisan workshops. Narrow streets and weathered courtyards are dotted with workshops and boutiques, selling everything from butter-soft satchels, organic ceramics, to rare Neapolitan lithographs and gourmet local food and wine.