San Gennaro, patron saint of Naples, being positioned for the Pope’s visit
Popes do visit Naples but not often and usually their presence is connected with some disaster in the city.
This time Pope Francis has chosen to spend a day here and he’ll include one of Naples’ most troubled suburbs – Scampia.
I was in Naples today with less than 24hours until the Pope’s arrival.
Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, Italy
The Teatro di San Carlo in Naples is the world’s oldest working theatre and still ranks amongst its most famous opera houses. I’m no opera expert but if I close my eyes and imagine an opera house I see it with glamour, gold and balconies of red. The Teatro di San Carlo has all that.
A few weeks ago we were treated to a concert there. First we had to find the theatre.
I’ve been to two art exhibitions recently in Naples – one on sculpture and the other on street art.
The first, ‘il Bello o il Vero’, is on ‘Neapolitan sculpture from the late 18th and the early 19th century’, and is in an old monastery complex.
Just reading that now makes my brain go foggy. If it’s happening to you – resist! The show is ‘bellisima‘.
The Phraser 