Ducats for Caravaggio
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It is very good to read on the Economist the merits of Naples, the show with the blood of San Gennaro is part of the pictoresque side of this splendid city which gave birth to many of the best brains in Italy.
"Neapolitans gather to see the congealed blood liquefy."
WHAT?
Evelyn Pierrepont 5th EARL of Kingston (upon Hull) was not created DUKE until 1715; according to the google machine.
"SAINTS are important in Italy, nowhere more so than in Naples"
Well, maybe this awful display of ignorance explains why Naples is in such a bad shape... I was very disappointed with the city: it was dirty and felt very dangerous. Not worthy of a "first world" country. Which is very sad, considering the marvelous historical treasures it guards. Honestly, I don't get it. Naples is the gateway to humanity's most wonderful historical artifact, namely, the ruins of Pompeii. Really, there is nothing else like that anywhere on Earth. And yet somehow it was almost desert when I visited it. How come they fail to profit from this unique destination? There is something very, very wrong there, though I'm not able to pinpoint exactly what it is.
I hope these new artifacts manage to survive.