OCTOBER 2023

THE NATIVE GRAPES AND VINES BURIED
UNDER THE ASH OF VESUVIUS 

10012023 By studing evidence archaeologists in Pompeii were able to replant, in their original plots. The key locus is the site traditionally identified as the Forum Boarium. Excavations have brought to light a wine press and a winery with ten large terracotta containers in the soil, for the making of wine. The technique of cultivation consisted in the so-called vitis compluviata, with poles planted in the soil and sustaining the vine, and created a pergola. Herbs in History: Hops & Grapevine | American Herbal Products Association (AHPA)

10022023 Family-owned and operated for generations, Cenatiempo winery, one of the most important on the island of Ischia, produces terroir-driven pours that express the volcanic nature of the land. The oldest winery on the island, Perrazzo vini d'Ischia dates back to 1880, visitors can tour the ancient wine cave. Another family-owned treasure, Casa D'Ambra honors its long-standing traditions while continuing to innovate. This Italian Island Near Capri Has an Ancient Castle, Thermal Hot Springs, and Luxe Boutique Hotels | Travel + Leisure
10032023 Naples, Italy - Real Madrid are set to play one of the best teams in Italy, coach Carlo Ancelotti - who once managed Napoli - told a news conference ahead of their Champions League clash. "They did very well last year. It will be a competitive and evenly matched game as they have a high level." Real face tough game against one of Italy's best in Napoli - Ancelotti | Reuters
10042023Tombolo is making the grooviest shirts on the planet right now. A new mini-line — a capsule collaboration, they call it — with Le Sirenuse, the storied cliff-side hotel in Positano, Italy. The clothing brand thought it was worth making a cabana shirt in honor of Da Adolfo restaurant on the beach. Tombolo Pays Tribute To Classic Italian Leisure With A New Mini-Line | Forbes
10052023 We were staying at a four-star hotel located at the top of the hill, a 15-minute walk away from Sorrento. Our holiday, which included flights, transfers, hotel accommodation and excursions, was organised through a guided group holidays, 20 lovely people under the wing of their Italian rep. Together we run excursions by coach and on boats to see and experience the gems of this stunning region in southern Italy. The Amalfi coast draws tourists with stunning scenery, spectacular food and laid-back life | Sunday World Magazine
10062023 Lemons are Sorrento’s most famous export (along with limoncello, the sweet after-dinner liqueur created from them and linked to some heroic hangovers). The best way to immerse yourself in Sorrento’s lemon-crazy culture is to spend an afternoon at the Chez Barone cooking school, run by a father-and-daughter team from the kitchen of their impressive clifftop villa. The Italian coastal town that’s at its best in winter | The Times
10072023 Allegra Selvaggi wasn’t supposed to be running her family’s small wine estate in the forested slopes of extinct Roccamonfina volcano. In June, Tenute Capaldo, the Campania-based wine group that grew out of Feudi di San Gregorio, bought Galardi winery and its vineyards. However, Selvaggi will continue to run the estate, and renowned enologist Riccardo Cotarella will stay on as winemaker. Galardi’s New Dawn | Wine Spectator
10082023 For centuries, Amalfi’s lemon groves were central to the economy of the Amalfi Coast. Salvatore Aceto is on a mission to keep the tradition alive. He leads tours around his family farm, on the cliffside above the town of Amalfi, taking groups through the terraces and finishing with lemonade and lemon cake. ​7 hands-on food and drink experiences to try in Italy | National Geographic
10092023 The Tomb of Cerberus has been discovered within cultivated land in the municipality of Giugliano in Campania, as part of the program of works conducted by Acqua Campania for the “Completion and adaptation of the water supply system of the Phlegraean Domitian area.” The necropolis area is significantly located at a neuralgic point of the ager Campanus, near the road to Liternum. Tomb of Cerberus discovered in Giugliano, frescoed and in perfect condition | Finestre sull'Arte
10102023 The archaeological site of Pompeii is 'expanding,' with combined tickets to surrounding sites and free shuttles to get there. Grande Pompei will be a “parco diffuso” or scattered archaeological park, incorporating the archaeological areas of Pompeii itself, as well as villas at nearby Boscoreale, Oplontis and Stabiae. Tickets for the ‘scattered’ site will be valid for three days, with free shuttles connecting all the sites. Ancient Roman site of Pompeii is about to ‘expand’ | CNN
10112023 The film’s sound editing, sound design and score are evocative and well-put-together, combining to create a nigh-on ethereal and enthralling atmosphere for the audience. The twelve authors offer up a rich slice of Procida life, which speaks to various generations and entertains through its numerous stories bursting with lightheartedness and nostalgia. This collective film was produced by Parallelo 41 Produzioni and Procida Italian Capital of Culture 2022. Review: Procida | Cineuropa
10122023 The works on display - at the Morra Greco Foundation in Naples - interrogate the legacy of modernism through a critical reading of society and individual life in late capitalism. [In the midst of turbulent change as "dancing on a volcano" and a scenario of escape and liberation.] The exhibition traces a path through international art from the early 2000s to the present day, highlighting in particular the connection of the collection with Central European and German contemporary art. Dance On The Volcano - Stories from the Morra Greco II Collection | Artsupp
10132023 The spine of the peninsula is the Lattari Mountains, which cascade from peaks of well over 1,000 feet straight into the Tyrrhenian Sea, in a series of precipitous valleys. From the village of Bomerano, I set off on foot along the Sentiero degli Dei, the Path of the Gods, which crosses high pastures and distant stone terraces to Nocelle. In a sloped meadow, I met the bearlike Antonio, a fourth-generation shepherd who was renovating his grandfather's 400-year-old house. The Timeless Allure of the Amalfi Coast | Condé Nast Traveller
10142023 The people who live here, the Amalfitani, live a rather simple life in harmony with nature, far away from the hustle and bustle that summer brings them. From November onwards the scenery changes completely to a quiet village with deserted beaches. While the city turns into a sought-after holiday destination in the summer, the almost 4,000 Positanesi enjoy the rugged beauty of the coast just for themselves in the winter. Amalfi & Positano In autumn through the lens of storyteller and art curator | The Mediterranean Lifestyle
10152023 As a prominent journalist for Sky tg24 and host of Buongiorno, Sky’s leading morning news program, Tonia Cartolano is one of Italy’s most widely celebrated anchors and journalists. The Salerno born multi-award-winning journalist and author has covered major national and international news events as a correspondent, providing close-up coverage of global crisis contexts in different foreign theaters. In 2022, Cartolano wrote LeadHers: Women and Stories of Extraordinary Normality, "on the work and career possibilities from the perspective of a southern woman." Tonia Cartolano | Lost & Found Italy
10162023 Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) railway company said Sunday that it would continue operating its direct Frecciarossa high-speed train service between Rome and Pompeii on Sundays throughout 2024. "The FS Group's decision (to continue the service) is based on figures that show how successful this initiative, which we believed in from the off, has been" said Culture Minister. "After an initial experimental phase, we made the connection weekly, extending the service further." Direct Rome-Pompeii train extended to 2024 | ANSA
10172023 For tailoring and shirtmaking this is the motherlode, with hundreds of tailors in the city and surrounding region, and thousands working in small factories or busily hand-sewing at home. You come here for bespoke. Many readers will visit Naples at some point, for a fitting or just to see the atelier of the tailor they’ve been using for years – and give some context to those beautiful suits they wear every day. Naples: A sartorial shopping guide | Permanent Style
10182023 Every month, Pompeii offers a fresh assortment of treasures. Not only provides valuable insights into daily life, but it has also significantly influenced our understanding of antiquity. Inside Pompeii (Getty Publications; 2023) by Italian photographer Luigi Spina - produced in partnership with the Archaeological Park - is a photographic tour of Pompeii’s spaces, including many that have never been seen by the public. Pompeii, a never-ending journey of discovery | El Pais
10192023 From iconic Neapolitan classics to innovative concoctions in trendy locales, the Naples cocktail scene offers an exquisite blend of flavors and ambiance, redefining the art of mixology with every sip. For a trendy tipple, look no further than L’Antiquario, located in the swanky Chiaia district. While the speakeasy-style establishment claims to be ‘hidden but not invisible’, it’s hardly concealed, with swathes of patrons queueing outside (reverberations of the hype from the bar’s ranking on the World’s 50 Best Bars list.) 7 of The Best Cocktail Bars in Naples|Travel Mag
10202023 Amalfi, Italy - After 20 days of shooting, 5,160 on- and off-road kilometres, and 12 regions, Take Your Seat invites you to experience our chair’s journey throughout Italia! May the warmth of Italian hospitality, living history, and indelible landscapes captivate you as they did our cameras. Together the team - by photographers Randy and Spencer VanDerStarren - has given a chair a voice. Take Your Seat, Italy | Photography | takeyourseatonline.com
10212023 Archaeologists excavating at the acropolis of Elea-Velia have uncovered a well-preserved Ancient Greek helmet, an offering to Athena following a battle or during period of conflict. Elea-Velia, also known as Hyele, was founded on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the present-day province of Salerno, Italy. The city was known as a centre of philosophy and learning. Ancient Greek helmet found at Elea-Velia | Heritage Daily
10222023 Study at the Sant’Anna Institute, home to an international community that promotes experiential learning and cross-cultural exploration between faculty, staff, and students. The school sits high atop the cliffs, overlooking the fishing village of Marina Grande, just a short walk from the café-lined city center. With the support from our on-site staff, you’ll soon become a Sorrento local. The grounds offer a tranquil garden, and the campus building houses classrooms, a student lounge, a kitchen, and residential rooms. Semester Study Abroad on the Italian Coast| Study in Sorrento, Italy|CIS Abroad
10232023 With the help of artificial intelligence, an ancient Greek word has emerged from a text damaged in the A.D. 79 eruption of Vesuvius,  to decipher an unparalleled ancient library. The global competition - Vesuvius Challenge - offers prize money for significant benchmarks in coaxing the long-lost Herculaneum texts from their carbonized husks. Two competitors revealed at least 10 letters from a single small area of an intact scroll, including the colorful and complete “πορφύραc.” AI just deciphered part of an ‘unreadable’ ancient scroll. Here’s what it says. | National Geographic
10242023 Trudie Styler films a paean in her new documentary Posso Entrare? (Can I Come In?). "It's a city that is full of life, teeming, a city in chiaroscuro." Actress, cinema producer, director, activist, environmentalist, UNICEF ambassador and Italian wine producer, the 69-year-old has had a home for years in Tuscany but decied to aim her camera elsewhere, on Naples, because "this city is magnetic, it enters inside you and you never forget it." Styler sends Ode To Naples in new documentary | ANSA
10252023 Yacht dealers will wait at Salerno for you! Marina d’Arechi will become the stars of the nautical market. In one of the most advanced facilities on the Italian coast, the Salerno Boat Show, the nautical event that attracts more and more enthusiasts each year, returns-for its seventh edition. Salerno Boat Show 2023 | 1-5 November | Marina d'Arechi | Bénéteau
10262023 The Path of the Gods is a point-to-point hike, which means you'll end at a different location than you started. We started at the top of the trail in Bomerano and hiked down the mountainside to Nocelle. I hiked the Path of the Gods on Italy's Amalfi Coast. Here's how to plan for this incredible trip. | Insider
10272023 The Moio 57 owes its name to the extraordinary grape harvest of 1957, which was obtained in Mondragone. The vinification is traditional with a long maceration. The wine undergoes a period of aging in traditional Slavonian oak casks. It has a ruby red color, the taste is characterized by a high concentration and a good balance. Wine Primitivo MOIO 57 - Cantine MOIO | You Dream Italy
10282023 When traveling, I always make it a point to observe what locals are wearing. In Italy, I pay special attention to the shoes. We spent the first week of July in the Amalfi Coast and Birkenstocks seem to be surging in popularity. We spotted them everywhere from the beaches of Ischia to the streets of Napoli. Marie-Louise Sciò, owner and designer of Il Pellicano Hotels, collaborated with Birkenstock to create a custom line of Birks that are stylish and comfortable. The Must-Have Sandal in Italy this Summer| The Taste Edit
10292023 Naples and the Amalfi Coast are about to get even more accessible next summer when American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines all offer nonstop service to Naples International Airport (NAP). It’s great to see Naples - and the surrounding area with all of its natural beauty and serious taste of la dolce vita - get some love when for so long nonstop flights from the US. Flight Capacity to Naples, Italy | The Bulkhead Seat
10302023 The Neapolitan neighborhood, the buildings’ walls, the texture of the streets are one with the characters who inhabit them. The novel "My Brilliant Friend” has already been adapted for the stage and screen. This year Italian artist Mara Cerri gave it a whole new life as a graphic novel. Everything I drew was already present in the text. How I made Elena Ferrante’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’ into a graphic novel | Washington Post
10312023 Here, a Parisian émigré and his family have created a starkly contemporary home that is, in the words of its architect, “the antithesis of the popular image of Capri.” A large 1930s villa to the island’s south side overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea has been transformed into an austere space that rejects the traditional ornamentation of southern Italian design, a style typified by the exuberance of colored majolica pottery. Inside the Moody Capri Villa Where the CEO of Valextra Goes to Recharge | Robb Report