Posts written about Italy, particularly Naples, and other posts written whilst in Italy.
Reflection of the horse that followed me to Benevento
I didn’t expect to see the horse. The guidebooks never mentioned that one would be there, nor that others would be hidden in the same space.
My first sight of the horse was in Naples. He’s tucked around the back of the Royal Palace where he struggles to climb out of a mound of salt. You don’t forget horses like that.
In winter the ‘Litorale Domitio’ near Naples is quiet. Perfect for dogs?
In late February we began to hunt for walks for our labrador due to join us in the spring after he’d spent eight months frolicking with family in the leafy parks of Copenhagen.
We fretted for his well-being in the streetwise south.
Ferry in the Bay of Naples near Pozzuoli
Pozzuoli, some 15km west of Naples, should be an ordinary, busy ferry port … but it’s not and never has been.
Part of what makes it unique is that it can’t stop moving.
La Solfatara, a crater formed some four thousand years ago, just up the hill from Pozzuoli’s harbour, is a vivid example of what’s going on.
