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On the up

17 August 2017

Unloved and underused – but Naples’ business district offers a space-filled future.

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Patrizio Cappelli left his family’s chemist business in 1995 to found his eponymous tie-making enterprise. Since then, a discerning clientele has flocked from as far as Japan to his Naples atelier, in search of his seven…

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Expo 35: Naples

17 June 2010

Away from the dark world of the Camorra, the city’s real innocence and romance shine through – whether in the family-run restaurants, selling locally caught fish as they have done for generations, or the young couples…

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Vomero

17 October 2009

Naples has been given a bad press but the San Martino district in the hill town of Vomero is a good spot to live, with plenty of charm and easy access to the centre but with none of its drawbacks.

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Flake news

2 November 2021

Baker Ciro Scognamillo has created a new classic Neapolitan cake, the ‘fiocco di neve’. We take a bite.

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Made in Naples

19 February 2014

Long the unsung hero of Italian manufacturing, it's high time Naples told some of its sunny stories from the factory floor. It’s been a centre for craftsmanship, shipbuilding and tailoring for generations, which means…

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On the make

17 February 2014

Whether it is exceptional cuisine or governmental incompetence, Naples is said to exemplify both the best and worst of Italy. Monocle discovers the spirited heart of craft and industry beyond this and speaks to the ‘arti…

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 126: Naples

19 March 2019

Monocle 24’s Ben Rylan offers us a sweet-tooth’s dream tour of Naples, setting aside Italy’s love of pizza and focusing on the city’s famed ‘pasticcerias’.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 113: Naples, Quartieri Spagnoli

4 December 2018

We head to the area of Naples that doesn’t always charm with its beauty but can boast some of the best food in this southern Italian city.

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Art market

20 October 2011

A report on a Naples gallery boosting the city's art reputation, an interview with collector and jewellery designer Julia Muggenburg, and Phillips de Pury's Latin American art sale.

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The Late Edition, episode 590

18 February 2014

Daniella Peled and John Owen discuss the day's top news, we praise the unsung manufacturing capabilities of Naples in the second episode of our Italian series and we review the week in music with Nick Luscombe, founder of…

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The Urbanist - World Urban Forum special

13 September 2012

World Urban Forum special: we head to Naples to meet mayors, administrators and experts and also learn why China has no shanty towns.

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The Late Edition, episode 222

4 September 2012

Why Bulgaria doesn’t want the euro, we hear about Maine’s glut of lobster, and Andrew Tuck checks in from the Word Urban Forum in Naples.

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Monocle on Design - Edit Napoli, A/part and ‘Dense’ magazine

2 November 2021

We head to Naples for the city’s flourishing Edit Napoli design fair and meet a curator who is pairing fashion designers and artists for a new collection. Plus: why a new design publication centres on the past and future…

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Expo 45: Kagoshima

17 June 2011

A long, long way from Tokyo, this distinct, defiant, delightful city is unsung to the point that even the Japanese are hardly aware of it. And if you think the view across the Bay of Naples is spectacular…