Neapolitan songs are known throughout the world: who has not heard or sung "'O sole mio" at least once? This comes as no surprise: music, as we know, is a universal language and it is easy to remember the accompanying lyrics. The Neapolitan dialect is said to be the best known of the Italian language in the world, but the diffusion of the Neapolitan dialect hides another truth: Neapolitan is not a dialect, it is a true and proper language that expresses and transmits an autonomous culture, formed and consolidated over the centuries.
Naples, thus, has its own history. It's this the cause it is so well-known, beloved and visited: because Naples is unique in the world, with its inimitable characteristics. It fascinates and conquers whoever stays therefore even for a short time. And how could it be otherwise when confronted with the beauty of its sea, the fascination of its history, the good humour of its people, and the beauty of the innumerable architectural treasures of all eras and all styles that grace the city? A fascination and ability to enchant, throughout the whole of Campania, the region of which Naples is the capital: in the splendid Neapolitan islands of Capri, Ischia, Procida, on the spectacular Amalfi coast, in the magnificent Reggia di Caserta, in the archaeological site of Paestum (in the province of Salerno) and so many other beautiful centres of Campania. The ancients called this land "felix" (happiness) with good reason.
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