THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE COUNTRY OF ITALY, THEY BOTH HAVE NAPLES Naples, Italy: In the first millennium B.C. is one of the world’s oldest urban areas in the world. Originally called Parthenope by the Greeks, it was later re-established as Neápolis, or “new city.” Naples, Florida: Founded in the 1880s by American investors. Promoted for tourism and as a winter retreat, drawing on the established romanticism of its namesake. From the Archives: Naples and its Italian namesake | Naples Daily News
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