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Naples was founded between the 7th
and 6th centuries BC by the Greeks
and was given the name Neapolis.
During the period of Roman
domination, the town preserved its
Greek language and customs.
Following the Roman period, the city
was dominated by many different
groups of people (Byzantines,
Lombards, Normans, Swabians,
Angevins, Aragonese, Spaniards,
Austrians, Bourbons and French).
Nowadays one can see the traces of
all those rulers in the monuments,
in the culture and in the habits of
the town. Naples today is a big
"minestrone", very tasty though. Old
historical centre with unbelievable
churches and cloister with delicious
pizzas baking round their
sides.Narrow little streets have an
infinite view over the hills from
which they start castels above them
and royal palaces that remember
Naples the capital of its big
Kingdom. Driving by the sea gives a
completion to this superb unique
contraddictory city. |
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