NaplesNaples (Italian Nàpoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning "New City"; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. The city has a population of about 1 million, and together with its suburbs, the urban area has 4.4 million inhabitants (Neapolitans). It is located just halfway between the Vesuvius volcano and a separate volcanic area, the Campi Flegrei, all part of the Campanian volcanic arc. Napoli is where pizza originally came from. It is rich in historical, artistic and cultural traditions and gastronomy. Neapolitan is a colourful, rich italian dialect- known in Naples as Napulitano. The metropolitan area of Naples is second in Italy by population, with over 4,400,000 inhabitants. The city is served by Naples International Airport. Historysee main article History of Naples Food and drinkNaples is by tradition the home of pizza. It is the birthplace of the Pizza Margherita, which traditionally is made with mozzarella cheese, pomodoro (tomato) and basil - each representing the red, white, and green of the Italian flag. The pizza was named after it was served to Queen Margherita when she visited the city. La vera pizza ("true pizza") should be made in a wood-burning oven similar to a Tandoori oven. Naples is also famous for its pasta dishes, where spaghetti is often served with sugo di pomodoro, a tomato sauce which gets its full flavour from sun-ripe Campanian San Marzano tomatoes. Another excellent Campanian dish found in Naples is melanzane alla parmigiana, which is fried slices of aubergine (eggplant) gratinéed with tomato sauce and parmesan cheese. Often one can get another version of melanzane alla parmigiana with an addition of mozzarella cheese. Naples offers several kinds of unique pastry, the most famous of which is perhaps the babà, followed by choux (Neapolitans write it as sciù) and the Pastiera, a cake prepared for Easter. The babà (also known as savarin) is a mushroom-shaped piece of leavend sweet paste, soaked with an orange flavoured mixture of ron|ruhm and water. Choux is a small "bubble" of leavened paste stuffed with light cream, usually coffee or chocolate flavored. The Pastiera is a cake with a complicated recipe, varying by the county in which it is prepared. The ingredients are typically annealed grain, eggs, and sometimes cream. It is always combined with boiled rice. Another typical Neapolitan pastry is the Sfogliatella (riccia or frolla). Naples is also known for its ice cream (in Italian gelato). Tourist attractionsCastel dell'OvoNaples itself is less visited than some of the surrounding attractions. There are, however, many attractions within the city. La Villa Comunale (formerly a royal park) has been refurbished and stretches along the seafront in the smarter western end of the city. It contains an aquarium which is possibly Europe's oldest and is favoured by the locals for family walks on Sunday mornings. The Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli contains a large collection of Roman artifacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum as well as the Farnese Marbles, some of the greatest surviving Roman statues, an amazing numismatical collection; The Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte contains art collections including works by Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli and Caravaggio. Naples is the home of the Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest active opera house in Europe, which opened its doors on November 4, 1737. Other notable monuments are: Castel Nuovo
Under NaplesPiazza del PlebiscitoGuided tours operate around the Stratification of Naples which shows the city through the layers laid down across history. Subterranean Naples consists of old Greco-Roman reservoirs dug out from the soft tufo stone on which, and from which, the city is built. You can visit approximately one kilometer of the many kilometers of tunnels under the city. There are also large catacombs in and around the city. Also in NaplesNaples is the site of three major military bases. Naval Support Activity Naples, located in Capodichino is a major US Navy base which is responsible for the support and control of US Naval assets in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility, and Bagnoli, known as Joint Force Command South (formerly AFSOUTH, many Sailors still call it this) is a major NATO base, which is responsible for the coordination of NATO forces in the south European Region. There is also the Support Site, which consists mostly of housing and personnel support facilities, located in Gricignano di Aversa. Capodichino is the site of the Naples International Airport. Around NaplesThe islands of Procida, (famously used as the set for much of il Postino), Capri and Ischia can all be reached quickly by hydrofoils and ferries. Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast are situated south of Naples. The Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum (destroyed in the A.D. 79 eruption of Vesuvius) are also nearby. As well, Naples is near the volcanic area known as the Campi Flegrei and the port towns of Pozzuoli and Baia, which were part of the vast Roman naval facility, Portus Julius. Sporting NaplesNaples is the home of the underachieving soccer team Napoli. With the help of Diego Maradona, they achieved rare success in 1987 and in 1990 by winning the Scudetto, the UEFA Cup, Italian Super Cup and the Italian Cup. In 2004 the football team was declared bankrupt and has been subsequently reborn into the lower division of Serie C1 as 'Napoli Soccer'. The Neapolitan diasporaNaples has seen many of its children spread throughout the world, setting up 'Little Italies' in many countries. The majority of these Neapolitans who left Italy went to the Americas, especially the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Gulf of Naples
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Community Boards of NaplesNaples is politically divided in 10 Community Boards :
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Naples is politically divided in 10 Community Boards :. For a fuller treatment of classification, see the vertebrate article. The majority of these Neapolitans who left Italy went to the Americas, especially the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Fish are classified into the following major groups:. Naples has seen many of its children spread throughout the world, setting up 'Little Italies' in many countries. Fish are a paraphyletic group: that is, any clade containing all fish also contains the tetrapods, which are not fish. In 2004 the football team was declared bankrupt and has been subsequently reborn into the lower division of Serie C1 as 'Napoli Soccer'. For more details, see Fish (food). With the help of Diego Maradona, they achieved rare success in 1987 and in 1990 by winning the Scudetto, the UEFA Cup, Italian Super Cup and the Italian Cup. Other water-dwelling animals such as mollusks, crustaceans, and shellfish are often called "fish" when used as food. Naples is the home of the underachieving soccer team Napoli. Fishes are an important source of food in many cultures. As well, Naples is near the volcanic area known as the Campi Flegrei and the port towns of Pozzuoli and Baia, which were part of the vast Roman naval facility, Portus Julius. The usage of the two words is similar to that of the words "people" and "peoples". 79 eruption of Vesuvius) are also nearby. To see both in action, consider the statement "There are twelve fish in this aquarium, representing five fishes" (meaning that the aquarium contains twelve individuals, some of the same species and some of different species, for a total of five species). The Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum (destroyed in the A.D. morhua comprises several million individuals). Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast are situated south of Naples. When speaking of two or more individual fish organisms, then the word "fish" is used, as in "There are several million fish of the species Gadus morhua" (meaning that G. The islands of Procida, (famously used as the set for much of il Postino), Capri and Ischia can all be reached quickly by hydrofoils and ferries. "Fishes" is the proper English plural form of "fish" that biologists use when speaking about two or more fish species, as in "There are over 25,000 fishes in the world" (meaning that there are over 25,000 fish species in the world). Capodichino is the site of the Naples International Airport. The authors recommended immediate drastic cutbacks in fish catches and reservation of ocean habitats worldwide. There is also the Support Site, which consists mostly of housing and personnel support facilities, located in Gricignano di Aversa. [1] Particularly imperiled were sharks, Atlantic cod, Bluefin tuna, and Pacific sardines. Naval Support Activity Naples, located in Capodichino is a major US Navy base which is responsible for the support and control of US Naval assets in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility, and Bagnoli, known as Joint Force Command South (formerly AFSOUTH, many Sailors still call it this) is a major NATO base, which is responsible for the coordination of NATO forces in the south European Region. On May 15, 2003, the journal Nature reported that all large oceanic fish species worldwide had been so systematically over caught that fewer than 10% of 1950 levels remained. Naples is the site of three major military bases. Overfishing is a threat to many species of fish. There are also large catacombs in and around the city. The annual yield from all fisheries worldwide is about 100 million tonnes. You can visit approximately one kilometer of the many kilometers of tunnels under the city. Fish can be found in almost all large bodies Catching fish for the purpose of increasing boredom and getting drunk is known as fishing. Subterranean Naples consists of old Greco-Roman reservoirs dug out from the soft tufo stone on which, and from which, the city is built. . Guided tours operate around the Stratification of Naples which shows the city through the layers laid down across history. Endothermy, though metabolically costly, is thought to provide advantages such as increased contractile force of muscles, higher rates of central nervous system processing, and higher rates of digestion. Other notable monuments are:. See also gigantothermy. Naples is the home of the Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest active opera house in Europe, which opened its doors on November 4, 1737. The degree of endothermy varies from the billfish, which warm only their eyes and brain, to bluefin tuna and porbeagle sharks who maintain body temperatures elevated in excess of 20 °C above ambient water temperatures. The Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli contains a large collection of Roman artifacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum as well as the Farnese Marbles, some of the greatest surviving Roman statues, an amazing numismatical collection; The Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte contains art collections including works by Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli and Caravaggio. All sharks in the family Lamnidae – shortfin mako, long fin mako, white, porbeagle, and salmon shark – are known to have the capacity for endothermy, and evidence suggests the trait exists in family Alopiidae (thresher sharks). It contains an aquarium which is possibly Europe's oldest and is favoured by the locals for family walks on Sunday mornings. Endothermic teleosts (bony fishes) are all in the suborder Scombroidei and include the billfishes, tunas, and one species of "primitive" mackerel (Gasterochisma melampus). La Villa Comunale (formerly a royal park) has been refurbished and stretches along the seafront in the smarter western end of the city. Certain species of fish maintain elevated body temperatures to varying degrees. There are, however, many attractions within the city. Other sea dwelling creatures, like dolphins, are actually mammals. Naples itself is less visited than some of the surrounding attractions. Many types of aquatic animals named "fish", such as jellyfish and cuttlefish, are not true fish. Naples is also known for its ice cream (in Italian gelato). Fish come in different sizes, from the 16m (51 ft) whale shark to a 7 mm (just over 1/4 of an inch) long stout infantfish. Another typical Neapolitan pastry is the Sfogliatella (riccia or frolla). Taxonomically, fish are a paraphyletic group whose exact relationships are much debated; a common division is into the jawless fish (class Agnatha, 75 species including lampreys and hagfish), the cartilaginous fish (class Chondrichthyes, 800 species including sharks and rays), with the remainder classed as bony fish (class Osteichthyes). It is always combined with boiled rice. There are over 27,000 species of fish, making them the most diverse group of vertebrates. The ingredients are typically annealed grain, eggs, and sometimes cream. A fish is a poikilothermic (cold-blooded) water-dwelling vertebrate with gills. The Pastiera is a cake with a complicated recipe, varying by the county in which it is prepared. Dipnoi (lungfish). Choux is a small "bubble" of leavened paste stuffed with light cream, usually coffee or chocolate flavored. Actinistia (coelacanths). The babà (also known as savarin) is a mushroom-shaped piece of leavend sweet paste, soaked with an orange flavoured mixture of ron|ruhm and water. Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish)
Naples is also famous for its pasta dishes, where spaghetti is often served with sugo di pomodoro, a tomato sauce which gets its full flavour from sun-ripe Campanian San Marzano tomatoes. Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish). La vera pizza ("true pizza") should be made in a wood-burning oven similar to a Tandoori oven. Placodermi. The pizza was named after it was served to Queen Margherita when she visited the city. Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
Naples is by tradition the home of pizza. Pituriaspida.
The city is served by Naples International Airport. Thelodonti. The metropolitan area of Naples is second in Italy by population, with over 4,400,000 inhabitants. Pteraspidomorphi (early jawless fish). Neapolitan is a colourful, rich italian dialect- known in Naples as Napulitano. Petromyzontidae (lampreys). It is rich in historical, artistic and cultural traditions and gastronomy. Hyperoartia
Napoli is where pizza originally came from. Conodonta. It is located just halfway between the Vesuvius volcano and a separate volcanic area, the Campi Flegrei, all part of the Campanian volcanic arc. The city has a population of about 1 million, and together with its suburbs, the urban area has 4.4 million inhabitants (Neapolitans). Naples (Italian Nàpoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning "New City"; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples.
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