Naples, Italy

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Naples (Italian Napoli, Napulitana Napule) is the largest town in southern Italy, capital of the region of Campania. The city has a population of about 1 million, and together with its suburbs the metropolitan area has 3 million inhabitants (Neapolitans). It is located just half way between the Vesuvius volcano and another unrelated volcanic area, the Campi Flegrei. It is rich in historical, artistic and cultural traditions and gastronomy. Neapolitan is by its own right a particular language. The language is know in Naples as Napulitano. Naples Gulf It was probably founded by inhabitants of the Greek colony Cuma, around the eighth century B.C., just a few kilometres from the more ancient town Partenope. For this reason it was named Neapolis (from Greek, meaning New City). Its buildings, museums and even the language spoken by natives bear traces of all periods of its history, from its Greek birth, until the present days.

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