TIPS ON NAPLES PROJECT Assessorato allo Sviluppo IS ENDORSED BY e Promozione del Turismo MARCH 2020 CITY GUIDE RECOMMENDED BY YOUR CONCIERGE “NEAPOLITAN CAROUSEL” a multimedia installation on stage at Capodimonte WELCOME SPRING! All the unmissable events, with art, food and unusual tours ALL YOU CAN DO shopping food&drink kids&family IN THE CITY art&culture hotels spring this way for new season style and designer brands for up to 70% less shuttle bus from Naples mcarthurglen.it/lareggia Show the QR code at Guest Services to claim additional benefits Client - McAG Type Area - N/G Initials - TK Outlet - La Reggia Bleed - 5mm Scale - 100 Ad Type - Press Date - 13–Feb–20 Effective DPI - <300 Publication - Tips on Naples File Name - CAPRI0055_01_SS20_La_Reggia_Press_Tips on Naples_FP_210x297mm_AW Size - 210x297mm MARCH 2020 TIPS ON NAPLES is published by: IES COMUNICAZIONE SRL Vico II San Nicola alla Dogana 9 80133 Napoli CONTENTS T/Fax: +39 0816174239 PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Serena Altieri ([email protected]) 2 EDITORIAL EDITORIAL IES COMUNICAZIONE SRL ([email protected]) 4 INSIDER EDITORIAL COORDINATION An interview with Stefano Gargiulo, artist Ilaria Puglia and director at Kaos Productions ([email protected]) TRANSLATIONS BY Chiara Torrese 6 WHEN DESIGNER Events not to be missed in Campania: Elizabeth Jeanette Deleacaes art and culture, sport, fun and CONTRIBUTING entertainment, tradition WRITERS/EDITORS Luca Coppola, Benedetta de Falco, Ilaria Puglia, Dario Savarese, 9 WHERE Emanuela Sorrentino, Chiara Torrese Places to visit in Campania: art and PRINTED BY ACM S.p.A. culture, fun and entertainment, relax and Sede legale: Via dei Velaioli, 7 80059 Torre del Greco (NA) wellness Sede operativa: Zona Industriale ASI 44 NAPLES 80011 Acerra (NA) 12 SHOPPING & STYLE CITY MAP REG.TRIB. NAPOLI N. 2 del 5 February 2019 Chiaia and Historic Centre. The street of R.O.C. NAPOLI shopping. Make your trip to Naples an N. 32611 unforgettable one TIPS ON NAPLES IS DISTRIBUTED FREE AT TOP HOTELS AND AT SEVERAL SELECTED LOCATIONS 18 FOOD & DRINK 36 ECO TIPS TIPS ON NAPLES® Magazine makes Saint Joseph’s zeppole. The typical Beauty accessible to everyone. In Castel every effort to ensure the accuracy of the Father’s Day pastry. Legends about its Sant’Elmo an artistic handrail tells the information it publishes, but cannot be held responsible for any consequences origins and the advices on where you beauty of Naples to all visitors with vision arising from errors or omissions. can taste these delicious pastries impairment through Braille inscriptions All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. 40 TRAVELLING On account of not being able to source 24 KIDS & FAMILY the authors of the photos published, our Events, places to visit, suggestions and IN CAMPANIA publishing company is at the disposition Welcome to Gragnano! Only 3 of anyone wishing to contact it. tips dedicated to families travelling in Campania with children kilometers away from Castellammare di Stabia, the city of Pasta 28 ART & CULTURE David e Caravaggio. Dossier exhibition 43 TIPS BY HOTEL on a less known era of Merisi’s art An alternative tourist itinerary in production through a comparison collaboration with Golden Key between one of his masterpieces and Association of Hotel Congierges in the most popular painting by David Campania 46 ESSENTIALS Utilities, transfers, connections, railway and port Cover image Neapolitan Carousel, multimedia installations curated by Kaos Productions for the “Naples Naples. Lava, porcelain and music” exhibit housed at the Royal Palace and Park of Capodimonte until 21 September. Ph: Luciano Romano TIPS ON NAPLES PROJECT IS ENDORSED BY STAY IN TOUCH Tips On Naples TRAVELLING IN CAMPANIA _ 1 EDITORIAL follow us! SERENA ALTIERI PUBLISHER AND EDITOR - IN - CHIEF welcome This month we are closing the issue in full public health Questo mese chiudiamo il numero in piena emergenza emergency due to the spread in our country, starting from socio-sanitaria dettata dal diffondersi in Italia, a partire dalle the Northen regions, of the so-called Coronavirus: a viral regioni del Nord, del cosiddetto Coronavirus: una forma disease, similar to a basic flu, which has inexplicably led to virale, simile ad una banale influenza, che inspiegabilmente a general sense of fear among citizens and tourists coming ha generato nella cittadinanza e, a valanga, nei turisti di tutto from all over the world. il mondo una reale e dannosa Great international psicosi da contagio. events, like the Carnival in I grandi eventi internazionali, Venice just to name one, come il Carnevale di Venezia important trade fairs, and solo per citarne uno, le grandi most probably Easter fiere di settore, e molto related events have been probabilmente gli appuntamenti cancelled, which led to legati alla Pasqua, hanno subito a damage for many, one uno stop che per molti ha that will not be fixed in the segnato una ferita difficile da short term. risanare nel breve tempo. On our part, we plead Da parte nostra, l’appello 1111 ottobreottobre 20192019 3131 maggiomaggio 20202020 for everyone to stay a restare umani e lucidi e a >> human and clear headed prediligere la corretta e onesta MuseoMuseo ArcheologicoArcheologico NazionaleNazionale didi NapoliNapoli and to choose honest informazione a quella urlata, and truthful information, troppo spesso prestata a facili avoiding mass strumentalizzazioni e causa disinformation, often used to create an even greater chaos. del caos diffuso. Esprimiamo inoltre la piena solidarietà Moreover, we want to show our total support towards agli operatori del settore turistico, colpiti da quest’ingiusta tour operators, damaged by such an unfair setback. The battuta d’arresto. Continuare a raccontare tutto il bello del best we can do is to keep on showing all the beauty of our nostro territorio sarà l’aiuto migliore che potremo dare: tutto territory. Alright then, it’s all ready for spring, don’t miss our è pronto per la primavera allora, non perdetevi tutto ciò che tips and suggestion to fully enjoy your vacation! vi segnaliamo e vi suggeriamo di vivere. Enjoy the read and your stay in Campania! Buona lettura e buon soggiorno in Campania! PRE 11 ottobre 2019 VIEW DON’T LIBERTY NAPLES. FEELS LIKE SPRING FORGET 11 ottobre 2019 FROM 28 MAY TO 20 SEPTEMBER 31 maggioTo move around 2020 better ask your hotel and your concierge 31 maggio 2020 establishing themselves with the first intenso programma di accelerazione for our Naples avantgarde exhibits. The restoration nel campo dell’edilizia moderna, in City Maps! of the main courtyard in Palazzo quello delle arti applicate e delle Zevallos Stigliano based on a project arti figurative più tradizionali, con by Luigi Platania, just before the l’affermarsi di giovani artisti che 1920’s, gathered these new ideas diedero luogo alle prime mostre etween the end of the 19th and represented a gorgeous proof of d’avanguardia. La ristrutturazione del 11 ottobre 2019 Bcentury and the beginnings of the floral style in Naples. cortile centrale di Palazzo Zevallos the new one, with the spread of the Stigliano su progetto di Luigi Platania, liberty style, Naples went through a a ridosso degli anni Venti del ‘900, 31 maggio 2020 process of development of modern ra la fine del XIX e gli inizi del accolse queste nuove istanze e fu building, traditional applied and Tnuovo secolo, grazie al diffondersi splendida testimonianza del gusto figurative arts, with young artists dello stile Liberty, Napoli subì un floreale a Napoli. GALLERIE D’ITALIA – PALAZZO ZEVALLOS STIGLIANO. VIA TOLEDO, 185, NAPLES WWW.GALLERIEDITALIA.COM 2 TIPS ON NAPLES _ MARCH 2020 In 2018 he directed the “Napoli, surprise yourself” video, in Stefano Gargiulo collaboration with the International Airport of Capodichino to Nel 2018 ha curato la regia del video “Napoli, lasciatevi sorprendere”, Stay tuned DIRECTOR AND ARTIST promote tourism in the city. realizzato dall’Aeroporto di Napoli Capodichino per la promozione turistica Last year you directed the multimedia art installation della città. “Neapolitan Carousel” on the occasion of the What’s next for Kaos Productions? “Naples, Naples. Lava, porcelain and music” exhibit at the Capodimonte Royal Palace and Park (until 21 «We are currently working on a project with September). What can you tell us about it? Capodimonte, a storytelling machine that «The project was made for the Room of Cradle. The world uses multimedia tools and performances Carosello comes from the Neapolitan dialect, ‘carusiello’ (clay to create immersive and interactive spaces ball), which in turn derives from ‘caruso’ (young man) and it in order to tell the complex story of the indicates a spinning and energetic movement, in other words: Royal Palace-Museum, the Park and its Naples. One of the most interesting parts of this work is the relationship with the city ». relation that we managed to create between the images and the space inside the Room, the connection between matter and sight. From this connection a different, independent subject is born. The installation project was aimed at representing in a contemporary way what is born to be static, by gaining in time its own meaning giving the viewer the feeling of being transported into the marvelous era of the 1700s in Naples and L’anno scorso ha curato la regia dell’installazione multimediale the Bourbon era». “Carosello Napoletano” per la mostra del Museo e Real Bosco di Is multimedia story-telling suitable for Naples? Capodimonte “Napoli, Napoli. Di lava, porcellana e musica” (fino al Born and raised in Naples, currently living in «Naples is an infinite, vast and diversified story that has been 21 settembre). Ce ne parla? Milan. Graduated at the Brera School of Fine constantly performed for over 2000 years, where the scripts «È un progetto realizzato per la Sala della Culla. Carosello è una parola Arts in scenic design, during his career he has never change, yet they are always different somehow.