See Naples and LIVE
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3 min readJan 17
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The first time I visited Naples, I had not heard the expression, “Vedi Napoli e poi muori.” It wouldn’t have made sense to me anyway, not as Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe intended when he immortalized the saying in 1786.
Back then, Naples was at the height of its Renaissance glory under the rule of the Spanish Bourbons. It was one of the largest cities in Europe, as well as one of the wealthiest and most sophisticated.
