“Like Rome and Istanbul, Naples is a palimpsest, one era of humanity superimposed over another. Construction on the new subway station near the Castel Nuovo (the ‘New Castle’ – completed in 1282 A.D.) proceeds at fits and starts because workers keep discovering ruins of historical importance.<\/p>\n
Retracing this history from the very beginning would mean visiting the Greek ruins at Cumae and Paestum – Naples (‘Nea polis’, ‘new city’ in Greek) began as a Greek settlement. But like the rest of the Italian peninsula, eventually it was subsumed into the Roman Empire, the LVMH of its time.”<\/p>\n
— The David Isle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"