On Thursday, we hiked from our B&B quite a distance uphill through the poor district of Sanità to the hill of Capodimonte where there is a grand royal palace of the Bourbons which now houses the city's art collection - Naples' answer to the Uffizi in Florence.
We also visited the nearby catacombs of San Gennaro, which have been recently renovated for tourism by a very professional, but voluntary, group which is bringing new life to this deprived area.
The last photo here is however, taken in the historic centre of Naples, on the main street called
Spaccanapoli (splits Naples) right in front of the door of our B&B. The singer has found a custom-made niche from which to perform Neapolitan songs to a backing track. He had a fine tenor voice. The graffiti, however, is a feature of Naples (though all cities are more or less afflicted with it), and it takes a bit of getting used to - in "Bella Napoli".
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| Street food - a local alternative to the supermarket in Sanità |
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| All kinds of tripe available in this butcher |
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| Vista to the south, of the city seen from Capodimonte |
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| The extensive catacombs comprising temples and tombs from pagan times to medieval christian |
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| Frescoes in an early Christian tomb of a wealthy family |
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| Back at our B&B, the sun is shining on the obelisk - one of three in Naples which provide good landmarks - seen from our window |
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