Next to Mount Vesuvius in a bay in southern Italy rises Naples, a charming Italian city. There are breathtaking views through the alleys and streets, there are also some less beautiful corners but plenty of big-hearted people and lively plazas to be discovered. History The city was founded by the Greeks, Partenope, and in ancient times had an extraordinary commercial, cultural and religious influence over vast territories, to the point of becoming the centre of the Epicurean philosophy in Italy. In the VII it formed an autonomous duchy, in the XIII it was capital of the kingdom of Naples and u... [More information]