The material in the articles sections was originally written by Jeff Matthews or David Taylor, authors of A Brief History of Naples and Other Tales  (©Fotoprogetti Press, Naples, 1994).  (Occasional third authors are indicated in the by-lines.) All of the items in that book originally appeared in  the Lion Magazine, an English-language magazine about the Naples area, founded by Tony Quattrone and subsequently written and edited by him, Matthews and Taylor. It was published monthly between 1987 and 1996 in Naples.  

First, I advise you to have a brief look at all the menu items. Then, the "site map" should be helpful. If you want to start looking through things to read, go to "articles" or "Naples encyclopedia" on the main page. All the items have at least one internal link that will take you to additional, relevant items as you read. If you want to read a straight, chronological history of Naples, open "articles" on the menu and look at the top section, marked "chronological history".

This page is maintained by me, Jeff Matthews. You can communicate with me by clicking on my name,  underlined in the previous sentence. I welcome your comments. This page was put up on Jan. 7, 2001. The contents are revised and updated frequently.  

Note: Please respect the "fair use" principle in your use of the contents of Around Naples. That is, read it, enjoy it, copy it for your own use, but please don't distribute it. Also, if you quote it, please acknowledge the source.