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第8章 城市导航City Guide(6)

Napoli is famous for its excellent pastapasta n.意大利面制品, 意大利面食(包括通心粉及面条等) dishes, where spaghettispaghetti n.意大利式细面条 is often served with sugo di pomodoro, which is an original italian tomato sauce which gets its full flavour from sunripe Campanian tomatoes. Another excellent Campanian dish found in Naples is melanzane alla parmigianaparmigiana adj.用帕尔马干酪调制的, 撒有帕尔马干酪的, which is fried slices of aubergine (eggplant) gratined with tomato sauce and parmesan cheese. Often you can get another version of melanzane alla parmigiana with an addition of mozzarella cheese. In Naples you can get several kinds of pastry too. The most famous one is, perhaps, the babà, followed by choux (Neapolitans write it as “sciù”) and the easter neapolitanNeapolitan adj.那不勒斯的,那不勒斯人的 n.那不勒斯人 cake: the pastiera. A more typical one is probably the Sfogliatella (riccia or frolla). The babà (also known as “savarin”) is a mushroomshaped piece of leavend sweet paste, soaked with an orange flavoured mixture of ron|ruhm and water. Choux is a small “bubble” of leavend paste stuffed with light cream, usually coffee or chocolate flavored. The pastiera is a cake with plenty of complicated receipts, depending in which county it,s been prepared. In it there are usually: annealedanneal n.退火, 焖火, 锻炼, 磨炼(意志), grain, eggs, and, sometimes, cream. But someone adds to it boiled rice.

Neapolitans also claim that the best espresso coffee in the world is made in their town thanks to special kind of Neapolitan air and water. Naples is also famous for its gelato. Gelato is not ice cream, but rather iced milk.

Visit the City

Naples is a good choice for a visit in this country. If you are a newcomer to the area or haven,t visited for a while, the information provided on this and related pages will prove invaluable in assisting you to make your holiday or business venture here, as simple as a stroll down your local street back home.

Naples (Napoli) is Italy,s most controversialcontroversial adj.争论的, 争议的 city and one that many who visit find fascinating. It,s louder, more intense, more unnervingunnerve vt.使失去勇气, 使身心交疲, 使失常, but perhaps ultimately more satisfying than almost anywhere else in the country.

The city centre is compact and full of grand palaces, impressive churches, monasteriesmonastery n.修道院, 僧侣, convents, castles and other splendid buildings worth visiting. Places of particular interest include the Duomo, the Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace), the Teatro San Carlo an Opera theatre that features a unique backdropbackdrop n.背景幕, (事件的)背景, that can be removed to reveal the gardens of the Palazzo Reale, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale (National Archaeological Museum) full of some of the most comprehensivecomprehensive adj.全面的, 广泛的, 能充分理解的, 包容的 collections in Italy, and the Napoli Sotterranea a fascinating series of underground tunnels, passageways, stairs, rooms and halls, right in the heart of Naples.

See Mount Vesuvius and the nearby pretty islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida. Take a drive to Pompeii and Herculaneum, some of the most interesting and revealing Roman ruins in Italy.

Because Naples sits near the western edge of the Everglades, it makes a good base for exploring some of this vast wetlandwetland n.潮湿的土壤, 沼泽地. Also in the vicinity is the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, a huge preserve of virgin baldcypress swamp where you can watch waterbirds from a boardwalkboardwalk n.木板路, 木板铺成的散步道.

A lively city; rock groups are formed almost as quickly as previous ones die. International singers, like Enrico Caruso are born here as are movie stars such as the well known Sophia Loren. On the cultural level as a whole, there,s much on offer. From operas to musical concerts, festivals and parties, if you are a rhythm fan, no matter you be the tapping toes variety or energetic disco dancing type, you,ll be more than satisfied with the nightlife on offer.