This presentation is done by Sheena Sablan as one of her projects on ITALIAN REGIONS in her Italian 10 class (AY 2013-2014) at the University of the Philippines under Prof. Emanuela Adesini.

2. ‘Campania Felix’

3. 13 595km2

4. GREEKS 8TH CENTURY B.C.
ETRUSCANS 6TH CENTURY B.C.
SAMNITES 5TH CENTURY B.C.
ROMANS 3RD CENTURY B.C.
VESUVIUS 89 A.D.
LOMBARDS 570 A.D.
NORMANS 1139
ANJOU 13TH CENTURY
ARAGONESE 15TH CENTURY
SPANIARDS 1503
AUSTRIANS 1707
BOURBONS 1734
ITALY 1860 - PRESENT

5. What to see
What to do
What to taste

6. WHAT TO SEE
UNESCO World
Heritage Sites

7. WHAT TO SEE
I. Caserta, the Royal
Palace and Park

8. 1700s ITALIAN BAROQUE BY LUIGI VANVITELLI

9. Sala del trono with reliefs, frescoes, sculptures, flooring and inlays

10. Scalone Reale and the 17th century scenographic arts

11. Aerial view of the Royal Palace

12. Parco gruppo scultoreo

13. The Grand Cascade

14. WHAT TO SEE
II. The Historic Center of
Naples

15. 20 CENTURIES OF HISTORY
Swabian-Norman Anjous Aragonese Empire

16. 20 CENTURIES OF HISTORY
Swabian-Norman Anjous Aragonese Empire

17. Swabian-Norman period: Castello dell’Ovo

18. 20 CENTURIES OF HISTORY
Swabian-Norman Anjous Aragonese Empire

19. The Anjous: Il Maschio Angioino in Provincial Gothic style

20. 20 CENTURIES OF HISTORY
Swabian-Norman Anjous Aragonese Empire

22. The Aragonese: Palazzo Reale

24. The Aragonese: Piazza del Pebliscito

26. The Aragonese: Basilica of San Francesco di Paola

27. Dome of Basilica of San Francesco di Paola, resembling Rome’s Pantheon

28. Aerial view of Naples: an authentic museum under the open sky.

29. WHAT TO SEE
III. Amalfi Coast and its
"necklace" of small
towns (12 altogether)

30. WHAT TO SEE
 The road unwinds like a balcony suspended between the
cobalt-blue sea and the slopes of the Lattari Mountains

31. Salerno facing the sea and
the medieval d’Arechi
castle dominating Salerno
from above.

32. Vietri sul Mare, the cradle of majolica artwork as seen in the dome of San
Giovanni Battista

33. Majolica artwork

34. Cetara: a fishing village. Dome of San Pietro with majolica tiles and the Abbey
of Santa Maria de Olearia dug out in the rock

35. Ravello and its elegant villas with breathtaking gardens and panoramic viewpoints

36. Amalfi: the ancient Maritime Republic. The Arab-Sicilian cathedral of Sant’Andrea
Apostolo - rebuilt in Baroque style in the 1700’s

37. Sorrento: the old town centre with its ancient traces of Roman origin and its
16th-century walls.

38. WHAT TO DO
 Relax in Ischia the
"capital of European
spa"

39. WHAT TO DO
 Take a stroll at Via San
Gregorio Armeno

40. WHAT TO DO
 In this street you can find any sort of item suitable
for a Nativity scene

41. WHAT TO DO
 One can see
artisans creating,
exhibiting and
selling the
miniature figures

42. WHAT TO DO
 Some regional festivals
The Blood Miracle of San Gennaro in May and September
(Naples)
The procession of the image of San Gennaro and the
vial containing his blood.

43. WHAT TO DO
 Some regional festivals
Regata delle Antiche
Repubbliche Marinare
(Regatta of the Historic
Maritime Republics of
Italy) in June (Amalfi)
The historic parade of the four historic maritime
republics of Italy: Amalfi, Genoa, Pisa and Venice.

44. WHAT TO DO
The traditional boats and the race of Amalfi (blue), Genoa
(white), Pisa (red), and Venice (green).

45. WHAT TO DO
 Some regional festivals
La ruzzola del formaggio
(cheese throwing)
winter festival in
February (Pontelandolfo,
Benevento)
The men of
Pontelandolfo show off
their strength by hurling
huge forms of cheese
weighing up to 34 kg.

46. WHAT TO TASTE
 Mozzarella di Bufala
Campana
MOZZARE – to cut
(using the thumb and
index finger)

47. Production areas of Mozzarella di Bufala

48. Eating the mozzarella di bufala

49. WHAT TO TASTE
 Pizza Margherita
The original Neapolitan
pizza resembles the colors
of the Italian flag: red
(tomatoes), white
(mozzarella) and green
(basil).

50. WHAT TO TASTE
 Scialatielli
The Amalfitan pasta with seafood and tomato sauce

51. WHAT TO TASTE
 Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio
According to the legend,
where God’s tears fell, there
grew the grapes that make
Lacryma Christi, or "tears of
Christ."

52. REFERENCES
• http://www.timeout.com/naples/attractions/venue/1%3A23924/castel-nuovo-maschio-angioino
• http://plnnr.com/attraction/naples/piazza%20del%20plebiscito/
• http://www.frommers.com/destinations/naples//A43354.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiolica
• http://www.pontelandolfonews.com/index.php?id=321
• http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/campania/pontelandolfo_cheese_throwing.htm
• http://www.ciaoamalfi.com/2012/07/regata-amalfi-2012/
• http://www.rusticocooking.com/campania.htm
• http://www.sorrentocityportal.com/category/pizzeria-and-wine-bar/page/2/
• http://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-vesuvio
• http://www.electrummagazine.com/2012/02/campanian-wine-from-vesuvius/
• http://www.winebow.com/wineDetail.php?id=3485
• http://www.italia.it
• http://understandingitaly.com