Naples is the capital of the Campania region in southern Italy and the third largest municipality in Italy. Greek settlements were established in the area around the 8th century BC, developing into the colony of Parthenope. In 470 BC, the city of Neapolis was founded and played a key role in Roman society. Mount Vesuvius is best known for its catastrophic eruption in AD 79 that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum. The National Museum houses Europe's oldest and most important archaeological collection. Important landmarks include the historical center, San Carlo theatre which is the oldest opera house in Europe, and the Royal Palace of Capodimonte.

1. NAPLES

2. …IN THE SOUTH OF ITALY NAPOLI …
THE CAPITAL OF CAMPANIA
THE THIRD LARGEST MUNICIPALITY AFTER ROME
AND MILAN…..
A SPLENDID TOWN

3. GREEK SETTLEMENTS WERE ESTABLISHED HERE
WITH A COLONY INITIALLY KNOWN AS
PARTHENOPE DEVELOPING AROUND THE 8 th
CENTURY B.C.

4. IN 470 B.C. WAS FOUNDED NEAPOLIS THAT
PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE ROMAN SOCIETY
AND BECAME AN IMPORTANT CENTRE FOR ALL
MEDITERRANEAN AREA

5. MOUNT VESUVIUS
BEST KNOWN FOR ITS ERUPTION IN AD. 79 THAT
CAUSED THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ROMAN CITIES
OF POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM

6. BLOCKS OF THE GREEK CITY WALLS

7. NATIONAL MUSEUM
IT IS THE MOST ANCIENT AND IMPORTANT
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM IN EUROPE

8. NAPOLI UNDERGROUND
• THE UNDERGROUND OF NAPLES WAS BORN
AND GREW WITH THE CITY ITSELF, SO THERE
IS A REAL HISTORY OF NAPLES SUBSOIL

9. THE HISTORICAL CENTRE

10. … THE HISTORICAL CENTRE

11. THE STREET OF NATIVITY SCENE BUILDERS:
SAN GREGORIO ARMENO

12. SAN GREGORIO ARMENO :A CHURCH
AND A MONASTERY
WAS BUILT IN THE 10 th CENTURY OVER THE REMAINS OF A
ROMAN TEMPLE DEDICATED TO CERES

13. ONE OF THE MAIN SQUARES

14. THE CASTLES

15. SAN CARLO THEATRE
1737
THE OLDEST OPERA HOUSE IN EUROPE

16. THE ROYAL PALACE OF
CAPODIMONTE

17. BORGO MARINARO
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN
NAPLES

18. TYPICAL FOOD

19. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
• SOME PICTURES OF THIS PRESENTATION ARE
MADE BY OUR CHILDREN