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Naples ring road is Italy's first smart road: reshaping future mobility

Naples' ring road has been certified by Italy's transport ministry as the country's first Smart Road. Sensors, traffic monitoring and car-to-road communication herald the mobility of tomorrow.

Euronews

‘I don’t think we’ve ever felt closer’: five writers on their most memorable family holidays

Rallying the kids can be chaotic and frustrating, but from Interrailing all the way to Turkey to Vespa rides in Naples, these trips brought families together

The Guardian - UK

In 1748, workers digging near Naples hit painted walls, and Pompeii began returning from ash

In a serendipitous turn of events in 1748, excavations near Naples revealed the buried city of Pompeii, a Roman gem preserved by the volcanic fury of Mount Vesuvius. This extraordinary discovery opened a window into the everyday lives of Romans, reshaping archaeological methods to focus on conserving these invaluable sites…

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6.2 magnitude earthquake rattles Southern Italy

Tuesday morning saw a strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake shake Calabria and the southern regions of Italy, reaching as far as Naples and Palermo.

The Times of India

Pope meets grieving families affected by mafia dumping

Pope Leo XIV has visited families near Naples affected by illegal toxic dumping linked to the mafia.

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Pope Leo visits Italy's 'Land of Fires' as families seek justice for children lost to toxic waste

Families in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples are preparing to meet Pope Leo XIV during a pastoral visit

The Independent UK

The train is ‘my time machine’: a tour of Naples’ hidden ancient wonders

A new film about this corner of southern Italy reveals rarely visited villas, seismic landscapes and a ‘civilisation buried mid-sentence’ – all accessible by train

The Guardian - UK

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Naples woken by strong earthquake as tremors hit city

A 4.4-magnitude tremor was recorded at dawn on Thursday in Naples. INGV reports that the quake, with its epicentre in the Gulf of Pozzuoli, was 3 kilometres deep.

Euronews

'The system is likely to reach a breaking point': Major Italian volcano is speeding toward a transition, and a major eruption could be on the way

Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera near Naples, is speeding toward a transition, a new study suggests, but there are still a lot of questions as to whether it will erupt in the near future.

LiveScience

When Nato had to be called in to escape from a museum in Naples

Even with enough experience of museums, the visit to Museo Madre - to balance out a trip to Pompeii and its ancient memories with contemporary Italian art - turned out to be a thriller in the city of St Diego

The Economic Times

La Gradiva review – stunning coming-of-age story of young love and sexual tension

Cannes film festival: Marine Atlan’s debut film follows a group of French high-school kids and their long-suffering teacher on a visit to Pompeii and Naples

The Guardian - UK

Naples: 12 thieves arrested for robbing tourists of luxury watches in Spain

Spain's National Police, with Italy and Europol, have arrested in Naples 12 members of a gang that robbed tourists of luxury watches in Marbella, Barcelona and Ibiza.

Euronews

Aussie grabs best finish on another crash-hit Giro day

Jensen Plowright has enjoyed the best finish yet by an Australian in the 2026 Giro d'Italia but his fourth place only came after another crash in Naples.

AAP

'I really don't get it' - Jonathan Milan slams choice of Giro d'Italia run-in to Naples after crash disrupts final sprint

Milan, Magnier held up as Groenewegen suffers another crash on cobbled final corner in Naples

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Giro d'Italia: Davide Ballerini avoids mass crash, speeds to stage 6 victory in Naples

Groenewegen, Milan fall, Magnier slams on brakes before sprinting to third

The Independent UK

Davide Ballerini dodges late pile-up to win stage six of Giro d’Italia

The XDS-Astana rider managed to duck a crash on treacherous wet cobbles which took out many of the favourites in Naples

Cycling News

'If it rains, it's not going to be funny' – Jasper Stuyven warns of potential danger of cobbled sprint finish in Naples at Giro d'Italia

Belgian says 'it might be chaos' with Piazza del Plebiscito finale, 'but I think that's the same every time you arrive in a big city'

The Independent UK

I’ve been to more than 120 cities – these are the six best in Europe for a solo summer break

Having visited many European cities alone, Lydia Swinscoe shares her top picks for culture, great food and intriguing neighbourhoods in 2026

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Who can beat Jonathan Milan? Analysing the sprinters of the Giro d'Italia

Italian racer headlines sprint line-up, but Kaden Groves and Dylan Groenewegen are among the other top challengers

The Guardian - UK

‘Neighbourhood renaissance’: once noble La Sanità in Naples is open for business again

After decades in the shadows, the residents of this historic quarter came together to launch local businesses and make the area an attractive proposition once more

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Boy’s Troubled Past Emerges As Parents Are Charged After Fatal Statue Incident With Tourist

The parents ignored warning signs of the boy, who allegedly had a dangerous “habit” that ultimately took the tourist’s life, prosecutors said.

Euronews

Italy: 25 hostages freed as Naples bank gang vanishes underground

A group of three masked robbers held 25 people hostage during a bank heist in Naples on Thursday 16 April 2026 before escaping through a tunnel connected to the city’s sewer network, authorities said.

The Guardian - UK

Armed robbers hold 25 people hostage at Naples bank before fleeing through hole in floor

Thieves believed to have escaped into sewers after holding staff and customers in Crédit Agricole branch for two hours

The Guardian - UK

‘An orgiastic pandemonium’: Elvira Notari, the ‘low-life cinema’ pioneer erased by fascism

Italy’s first female director made 60 features depicting the gritty squalor of early 20th-century Naples. Most were lost to Mussolini’s censorship, and she died in obscurity. Now a new documentary is giving her a voice again

The Guardian - UK

‘Was that an earthquake?’ Italy’s great psychogeographer tackles the Vesuvius-haunted Naples tourists seldom see

His films about Rome’s ringroad and the islanders and refugees of Lampedusa have won awards. Now Gianfranco Rosi is completing his trilogy, capturing a Naples ‘that is not immediately there’

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