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Our recommendations if you are planning a vacation or visit to Naples, the Amalfi Coast and the rest of Campania.

  •  Restaurant Poggiolo del Principe near Palinuro, Cilento
    Restaurant 'Poggiolo del Principe' near Palinuro in Cilento welcomes visitors and guests in a homely atmosphere putting all diners at ease just like travellers once upon a time during the Grand Tour. Just like then, English is not widely spoken in Cilento but everyone in the territory, from child...
  • Hotel Borgo Antico, Palinuro, Cliento National Park
    Hotel Borgo Antico is a relaxing family resort accommodation near Palinuro in the Cilento National Park in the province of Salerno. This is the zone of Italy which gave us the Mediterrean Diet made famous by Ancel Keys and the in-house Poggiolo del Principe Restaurant serves guests some of the ...
  • Amalfi Coast and Sorrento Shore Excursions
    Sorrento Star Cars are specilaists in private and tailor made tours along the Amalfi Coast and have developed a series of proposals for anyone arriving by cruise ship in the ports of Naples, Salerno, Sorrento or Amalfi. Based on your interests or preferred destination to discover, individuals, coup...
  • Sorrento Cooking Art
    Sorrento Cooking Art is a new Italian Cooking School located in one of the most stunning locations you could possibly wish to experience. It is called Villa il Pizzo sitting in the largest privately owned lemon grove in Italy whose 14 hectares stretch to the cliffs of Piano di Sorrento; themselves ...
  • Dreaming Sorrento Guest House
    Dreaming Sorrento Guest House is made up of 4 chic apartments just a pebble's throw from the beach and small harbour of Meta along the Sorrento coast. It offers a cozy holiday base for anyone seeking a vacation in this beautiful part of Italy, as well as to explore such locations as Naples, Pompei,...
  • Cooking Lessons in Positano
    If you are seeking to enjoy a cooking lesson or class in Positano, then look no further than Restaurant Donna Rosa. In the center of Positano, in a enchanting spot overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and above the colorful scenario which is Positano, Donna Rosa has opened the doors of her villa to gu...
  • Sorrento Star Cars, private car hire
    Sorrento Star Cars is run by Vittorio Starace who has lived and worked in the area for 30 years specializing in tailor made and private excursions & transfers as far afield as Rome and Florence and much of southern Italy. His clients include major international tour operators such as Kuoni, Thomson...
  • Sorrento Sail Charter
    Sorrento Sail Charter offers the possibility of a wonderful vacation along the Amalfi Coast whether you have never handled a yacht before or are an experienced hand. Your vessel is Called "M2" and was bult in 2008 and is 12.85 meters in length. The boat has 3 rooms and can sleep a maximum of 8 peo...
  • Walks of Italy, Naples and Pompeii Tours
    Find out more from Walks of Italy about these excursions to Pompeii, Naples and Mt. Vesuvius. Book them online by following the links below. Here we indicate when the tours run and if they can be enjoyed as part of a group or privately. The basic price indicated includes all tickets and reservati...
  • Notturno Intarsio inlaid wood furniture, Sorrento
    Notturno Intarsio manufactures inlaid wood items and furniture in Sorrento along the Amalfi coast. The company is continuing a 500-year-old tradition for an unprecedented standard of craftmanship and beauty by skilled artisans that has become the finest in the world. The raw material used is a var...
  • Ristorante Donna Rosa, Positano
    The delightful Donna Rosa restaurant is just over 4km from the heart of beautiful Positano. Since 1997 the family owners have have created a romantic, refined place to dine and eat well. The restaurant is divided into two rooms. One caters for non smokers while the other is a small but sunny ter...

 

Delicious local Italian typical products from the region of Naples and Campania. Where to go, the best of traditional products, what to look out for and when to find them in season. Start with the articles below.

  • Story of the Amalfi Coast Lemon

    Published in Campania Food
    The Amalfi Coast lemon is scientifically known as Sfusato Amalfitano and the body responsible for its preservation is the Consortium for the Promotion of the Amalfi Coast Lemon or 'Consorzio di Tutela del Limone Costa d'Amalfi I.G.P.' When buying the lemons, lemon liqueur or lemon by-products look out for the I.G.P. logo which is the official acknowledgement that the lemons used were grown in the territory and according to the traditional rules of production. Although known in Roman times and actively introduced from the Middle East during the Crusades, the lemon industry along the Amalfi coast only really got going…
    Last modified on 13 June 2013

Neapolitan Easter menu

Published in Campania Food
Traditionally, each day of Holy Easter week in Naples means a different dish or meal. Lets take them one by one.   NEAPOLITAN EASTER THURSDAY MENU The Thursday before Easter usually means the preparation of boiled artichokes with olive oil accompanied with salty ricotta cheese and salami. It is also a tradition to make the pastiera cake (above) on this day, although it shouldn't really be tasted until Sunday.   GOOD FRIDAY DISH On Good Friday the good folk of the city prepare light fish dishes with lemon and olive oil. The day is also dedicated to fasting, so the meals stop here.
Last modified on 26 March 2013

Colatura di Alici or Garum

Published in Campania Food
The fishing village of Cetara in the province of Salerno is famous for its 'colatara di alici' or fishy, sardine sauce. Once upon a time called garum by the ancient Romans. Colatara di alici is getting better known all the time, not just as one of Italy's typical regional products to be rediscovered, but also by global food firms looking to it as a condiment for the future. in fact, our visit to one of the small factories in the town was to accompany a food researcher form Japan looking to discover the secret properties of this ancient product. Today's…
Last modified on 14 January 2013

Authentic Italian Coffee

Published in Campania Food
Italians are serious about their coffee, in a quality over quantity approach that still adheres to traditional rules and which is why you won’t find international coffee chains anywhere in the country, at least for the moent ... To begin with, if you don’t surprise the average Italian by ordering a cappuccino after 11am, then you would at the very least be letting on that you are a tourist, as anything with that much milk is seen as a meal in itself and is considered to be the classic Italian breakfast, along with the occasional indulgence of a croissant (Italy’s…
Last modified on 04 January 2013

Nutty Walnut Digestive Liqueur

Published in Campania Food
'Nucillo 'é curti' by the owners of the Restaurant E' Curti is a rich liqueur made from the walnuts growing in the heart of the National Park of Vesuvius, and is something of a find.
Last modified on 19 December 2012

Neapolitan Christmas menu

Published in Campania Food
So what is a classic Christmas Eve menu in Naples? Well, its all about fish, not surprisingly. A typical menu is made of pasta with anchovies or clams, followed by fried or roasted 'capitone' (eel), roasted fish, boiled lobster and insalata di rinforzo (such as a cauliflower salad). For dessert, the typical cakes or sweets are the mustacciuoli or mostaccioli and fresh fruit. The meal of the 'Vigilia' is accompanied by Lacrima Christi white wine and ended with Lacrima Christi passito. Well that's the day before, what about the day after?
Last modified on 19 December 2012

Do Fish Cooking Techniques Really Matter?

Published in Campania Food
Eating fish full of omega-3 essential fatty acids may be related to a reduced risk of stroke. New information suggests it’s not merely how much fish you consume that matters, but exactly how it’s prepared.
Last modified on 08 November 2012