route to Amalfi or Capri, but those that give it a chance end up dis - covering a city with an incredible history, top food and an inimitable street, where lunch turns into hours of socialising, where sunsets seem unreal and ordinary coffee tastes like a ritual Naples isn’t a destination for strictly planned travel itineraries. Here the best moments often come when you turn a corner to enter a small street with the intoxicating aroma of tomatoes and basil, or when you stumble across a square where the locals are discussing football as if they’re resolving world politics. The city’s UNESCO-protected old quar - ter is a veritable labyrinth of narrow passages, baroque churches and secret courtyards. It is home to the famous Spaccanapoli, a long, narrow bustling street that practi - cally “splits” the old part of the ci - ty down the middle. As you traverse it, you’ll get the feeling that you’re in a film that’s being shot: above yo - ur head are washing lines filled with hanging laundry, while artisans can be heard from their small works - hops and scooters whizz by at in - credible speeds. atmosphere. Best on foot Naples is also a city of contrasts. You’ll spot a luxurious palace on one corner, behind which are graf - fiti-splattered walls and a small fa - mily-run restaurant that dates back several generations. And that’s pre - cisely why this city seems authen - tic, with nothing simply “staged” for tourists. View that dominates the city Mount Vesuvius, the volcano that has marked the history of the enti - re region, can be seen from almost Naples is a city where life unfolds on the
Air Serbia » Er Srbija | 19
Made with FlippingBook interactive PDF creator