NAPLES AND THE “LITTLE RED HORN”, SYMBOL OF LUCK AND ANCIENT DISTINCTIVE SIGN OF THE CITY (PART #4)

© Roberto Alborghetti  It is the so-called good luck charm par excellence. And for Naples it is one of the distinctive signs of the city. It is the red horn (corno or cornetto) : the “curniciello”, as they say under the Vesuvius. Born in the mists of time from myths and legends, the little red… Read More NAPLES AND THE “LITTLE RED HORN”, SYMBOL OF LUCK AND ANCIENT DISTINCTIVE SIGN OF THE CITY (PART #4)

CITIES / NAPLES: VISITING THE BAPTISTERY OF SAN GIOVANNI IN FONTE, THE OLDEST EXAMPLE OF CHRISTIAN MOSAIC ART IN EUROPE (PART #3)

© Roberto Alborghetti Naples holds a priceless cultural and artistic heritage and unique masterpieces that deserve to be known. Such as the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte, the heart of the ancient Basilica of Santa Restituta, today within the already extraordinary monumental complex of the Duomo. The Basilica was, with the Stefanìa, one of… Read More CITIES / NAPLES: VISITING THE BAPTISTERY OF SAN GIOVANNI IN FONTE, THE OLDEST EXAMPLE OF CHRISTIAN MOSAIC ART IN EUROPE (PART #3)