Naples
Marseille Is Heaven for Real-Deal Pizza
Instead of asking a Marseillais where he or she eats bouillabaisse, ask them instead where to find the best pizza—you won’t be disappointed, as everyone has a favorite spot.
World's Oldest Opera House Will Host Lifetime Tribute to...Diego Maradona?
The Teatro di San Carlo in Naples will put on a tribute for Argentinian legend Diego Maradona, who spent seven years with Napoli.
The Dark and Eccentric World of Neapolitan Pop
With a story that veers from the Mafia to Silvio Berlusconi, this is how a genre born from Italy's poorest suburbs became the most controversial sound in the country.
Deep-Fried Pizza Has Arrived in LA
Montanara became an official thing in Italy after World War II when firewood for pizza was scarce but plenty of lard was around. At its very best, you might not be able to taste that the dough was fried at all.
The Mafia Is Alive, Well, and Controlling Bread Prices in Italy
The police allege that bread retailers of all sizes, whether a street vendor or a supermarket, have had to buy their bread from bakeries tied to the Camorra Mafia for years.
How the Welsh Valleys Ended Up with Surprisingly Authentic Italian Food
Thanks to waves of immigration from Italy in the early 19th century, Wales developed a strong Italian community with its own cafes and restaurants. “There used to be as many as five on the same street,” explains Cardiff University’s Bruna Chezzi.
Naples Is Trying to Make the World’s Longest Pizza
The people of Naples are planning to make a two-kilometer-long pizza. That’s a pizza that is one mile and a quarter long.
Italian Cops Busted a Mob Boss by Disguising Themselves as Pizza Delivery Guys
On Saturday night, Italian polizei dressed up as pizza delivery boys busted a boss in the infamous Camorra family in Naples, arresting him while dropping off some ‘za that he planned on enjoying while watching a soccer game.
Masked Gunman Robs Napoli Striker, Asks Him to Score a Goal for Him
Criminals in Naples are pretty audacious.
Patrick Zachmann’s 1980s Photos of the Italian Mafia and Marginalized Communities
Since starting out in the late 1970s, Zachmann has walked the streets of Naples with anti-mafia brigades, documented marginalized Chinese communities in Hong Kong, and worked on the integration of immigrants in Marseille.
In Pictures: Inside Naples' Asbestos-Lined Ghetto
A 1980 earthquake in southern Italy killed 3,000 people and left 280,000 homeless. Thirty-five years later, some of them are still living in makeshift housing: metal boxes lined with a deadly material.
Pizza Ovens Are Under Fire in This Polluted Italian Town
The mayor of San Vitaliano has issued an ordinance banning the usage of wood-fired ovens in restaurants and bakeries for the next three months unless they’re equipped with pollution-reducing filters.