Today is the feast day of Gantiol, Eutychius, and Acutius, laymen, of Pozzuoli near #Naples https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/italy/napoli/?s=mb #travel #Italy #history
Frederick of #Naples, born OTD in 1452, was the last King of Naples of the Neapolitan branch of the House of Trastámara, ruling from 1496 to 1501 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/italy/napoli/?s=mb #travel #history
Depuis le fort séisme du 13 mars, on entend beaucoup parler de la situation dans les Champs Phlégréens, le vaste système volcanique situé sous l’agglomération de #Naples. Souvent avec les mots « supervolcan » ou « superéruption » pour faire peur… Rétablissons donc quelques faits.
– Si l’on s’en tient strictement à la définition, il n’y a jamais eu de superéruption des Champs Phlégréens. Ce terme correspond à une #éruption avec un index d’explosivité volcanique (VEI) de 8, correspondant à un volume éjecté > 1000 km³. Or le #volcan a connu au maximum des éruptions de VEI 7 (> 100 km³). Ça reste une éruption catastrophique, on est d’accord, mais pas « super » (on sent là tout l’absurde du préfixe…).
– Si le volcan a bien connu une éruption de VEI 7 dans la période géologique « récente » (l’éruption campanienne, il y a environ 39 000 ans), ainsi qu’une de VEI 6 (> 10 km³, le tuf jaune napolitain, vers 15 000 ans), son activité depuis est faite d’événements bien plus modestes.
– Ainsi, la toute dernière éruption des Champs Phlégréens, en 1538, est seulement classée VEI 2 et n’a fait que construire un petit cône, le Monte Nuovo. L’apparition d’un tel cône dans une zone aujourd’hui densément peuplée serait assurément problématique, mais on est loin du caractère catastrophique d’un effondrement de caldeira avec expulsion de dizaines de kilomètres cubes de magma !
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Tourists among 4 killed in cable car crash south of Naples
Three tourists were among four people who died when a cable car crashed south of Naples, Italy, including a British and an Israeli woman, an Italian official said Friday.
#accident #tourism #death #Naples #Italy #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italy-cable-car-crash-1.7513985?cmp=rss
[19:56] Four dead after cable car crashes to the ground near Naples
Four people have died and one is seriously injured after a cable car crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy on Thursday, mountain rescue services and firefighters said.
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/four-dead-after-cable-car-crashes-to-the-ground-near-naples/a598071253.html
#Four #Naples #Italy #Thursday
Great News From Mediterranean Diet Experts: French Fries Are Good For You! https://www.diningandcooking.com/2019147/great-news-from-mediterranean-diet-experts-french-fries-are-good-for-you/ #Cooking #food #francais #france #French #FrenchDiet #FrenchFries #frying #Healthy #HealthyFryingFrenchFriesNaplesOil #italy #naples #Oil #Study)
‘Watts for Dinner’: Fine French dining at Tartine & Tartelette https://www.diningandcooking.com/2013554/watts-for-dinner-fine-french-dining-at-tartine-tartelette/ #dining #dinner #fl #francais #france #French #FrenchDinner #naples
Italy's new high-speed rail looks to lift the south.
Italy's high-speed railway is finally pressing into the heart of the underdeveloped south in the hope that the new network will help reverse years of depopulation and lift the lacklustre economy.
The 145km line will connect the cities of Naples on the Mediterranean coast to Bari on the shores of the Adriatic in just two hours, against four at present.
On this day in 451, Attila the Hun captures Metz in present-day France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town. #AttilaTheHun #Metz #France
On this day in 1906, Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. #Naples #Vesuvius
On this day in 1939, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini makes Albania a protectorate of Italy, installing Italy's Victor Emmanuel III as king, while Albanian King Zog I goes into exile. #Albania #Italy
European city named as the best place for food in the world | Travel News | Travel https://www.diningandcooking.com/1999947/european-city-named-as-the-best-place-for-food-in-the-world-travel-news-travel/ #BestFoodEuropeanCity #EUROPE #EuropeanFoodDestinations #food #francais #france #French #FrenchHolidayDishes #FrenchHolidayRecipes #HolidayDishes #HolidayRecipes #ItalianCuisine #naples #TasteAtlas #travel
Italian composer Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, born OTD in 1752 in #Naples, specialized in #opera https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/italy/napoli/?s=mb #travel #Italy
#Art
Portrait of #Codina (believed to be Lady Hamilton’s #poodle), the Bay of #Naples with a British Man-of-War and #Vesuvius beyond - #Neapolitan School, 19th Century.
#Arte
Retrato de Codina (acaso la poodle de #LadyHamilton), en la bahía de #Nápoles, con un #barco de guerra británico y el #Vesubio al fondo. #Anónimo (escuela napolitana), s. XIX
#pintura #painting #perros #dogs
'Mind tricks' - La Certosa Monastery, Naples, Italy.
#ClassicMono #TilesOnTuesday #UnJourUnePhoto #art #photography #ArtYear #EastCoastKin
#urbanphotography #architecturephotography #naples #napoli #Italy
Isabella of Clermont, who died OTD in 1465, was a Sovereign Princess of Taranto and first Queen consort of Ferdinand I of #Naples https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/italy/napoli/?s=mb #travel #Italy #history
