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Sign up Explore our Food Tours → But the most beautiful surprises of this city are the people – women and men who have dedicated lifetimes to their work In the heart of the Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish quarter) are two such men Ciro (79) and Gennaro (76) have been chefs at the Pizzeria Trattoria Prigiobbo for truly a lifetime We could say that they were born and raised here Their grandfather Vincenzo opened the shop in 1917 it was taken over by their father Antonio in the 40s Gennaro and Ciro have been firing up the pizza oven The pizzeria has been declared a place of historical importance by the Municipality of Naples everything about it seems to be the same as it must have been 100 years ago Forget those pizza chefs who have become TV stars the brothers Prigiobbo make pizza the simplest – and most ancient – way once a grocery store called Olio e Legumi (oil and legumes) became a wine canteen with a tavern when World War I ended made by quality craftsmen and adorned with a ceramic tile featuring the likeness of Saint Anthony the Abbot there were only five pizzerias in the Spanish quarter,” Ciro tells us the number of trattorias and pizzerias has become incalculable.” But the inhabitants of the quarter – at least judging by the constant bustle of people who come here to buy pizza – remain devoted to the offerings of the Prigiobbo brothers “The prices have always been very reasonable and this is one of the strengths of the venue,” Gennaro says “The takeaway margherita pizza costs only 3 euros And we can do this because we do everything by ourselves Only the family is at work in the pizzeria.” hand-made fritturina (fried appetizer plate) which for some is the real specialty of the restaurant The frittura all’Italiana (Italian-style fry) is comprised of small hand-made potato croquettes Prigiobbo is made up of two small rooms with 20 tables plus a few outside; the kitchen sits proudly in the center We order what is a very good margherita – with “a shade of tomato,” according to the Prigiobbo brothers – to honor the pizza born here in the Spanish quarter mozzarella (white) and basil (green) – the three colors of the Italian flag – was named margherita in 1889 in honor of Queen Margherita of Savoy The small menu also includes the basic dishes of the Neapolitan tradition: spaghetti alla puttanesca and alla carbonara “The generations of inhabitants from the Spanish quarter order take away mainly from us,” Ciro says He adds that “before the Covid” the pizzeria also had a lot of traffic from office workers as well as office orders because of how close they are to the financial district The Covid-19 outbreak has had a heavy impact on the pizzeria’s business The venue has worked mainly via delivery for over a year though the brothers hope to bring them back come September “The job of a pizza maker is very hard,” Ciro says “My brother and I are certainly the last link in the generation of our family of pizza makers; our sons are all university graduates The two brothers are now sure to take about 20 days off each summer we had only six days of holiday a year,” Ciro reminds us More time off may be one of the only things they have changed with time at Pizzeria Trattoria Prigiobbo Here is a neighborhood institution that has had the same heart and soul for almost 100 years loading map - please wait...Map could not be loaded - please enable Javascript!→ more information Covid-19 has amplified the structural problems with these tiny apartments as daily life spills out into the street Walking though any of Naples’ historic neighbourhoods, one might lock eyes with someone just getting out of the shower, cooking or watching TV. These people live in small, street-level housing called bassi (or vasci in Neapolitan) where the line between what is public space and what is private is not always clear There are an estimated 40,000 of these tiny apartments in Naples which are usually packed with numerous family members in only one or two rooms To relieve some of the claustrophobia that comes with living in a basso These cramped living spaces arose in medieval times during urban expansion and were generally inhabited by people on the margins of society and the city’s poor an anthropology professor at the University of Naples “L’Orientale” the types of people who live in these apartments haven’t changed much since they first appeared hundreds of years ago “The only thing that has changed,” Brancato explains “is the origin of some of the people that live in bassi.” While the majority of people dwelling in this housing type continue to be poor and working-class Neapolitans who have lived in there for generations there is an increasing population of immigrants Alberto Albinni shares his 50m² basso with between five and eight family members in Naples’ Spanish Quarters neighbourhood strives to adapt to the challenges that come with living in one High humidity and a lack of ventilation often cause black mould to grow on the walls of these apartments making it difficult for his family members with asthma and allergies to breathe The coronavirus pandemic has amplified not only structural problems with these apartments but also issues of personal space in such cramped areas the members of the family do their best to make tiny spaces for themselves “Putting people in difficult situations makes people creative,” Albinni says One of the ways people use this inventiveness is to create extra living space outside transforms the streets of historic neighbourhoods into a series of living rooms among buzzing mopeds and tiny trucks The exchange between public and private spaces creates a living situation that is unique to the areas where bassi are present in Southern Italy “There is an extension of the street inside the basso,” says Brancato “There is obviously a relationship with your own domestic space but also with the urban space with the neighbourhood… it’s as if you are sharing [your life] with the public.” lives in the Montecalvario section of the Spanish Quarter adjusting to having his life so visible and open to the public took some time leaning over the only window in his apartment Savin Massimo Mattozzi is a freelance journalist based in Naples Give your business an edge with our CityMonitor Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the Progressive Media network © Business Trade Media International Limited This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page ARGO ARGO differs from traditional specialized rehabilitation facilities because of its presence within the Institute Montecalvario that houses inside a micro-city (a day-care school the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples with two degree courses the Symphony Orchestra of the Spanish Quarter and an association of international voluntary service) FOQUS is a structure (not medicalized) that counts every day the presence of about a thousand people of different ages and it’s a place to meet the cross generations where concretely experience the value of inclusion The special features of the Foundation FOQUS (which takes form as a community for business and activities with paths spaces and places to live and reach and with which you can relate as in a micro-city) allow boys and young people who use the Centre’s services to try out active experiences of social autonomy Gerardo Colucci will be the supervisor of ARGO’s activities for children and young people and Dr Andrea Bonifacio will be the supervisor for children activities Both of them they will be in connection also with the therapists and operators with which children or young people would be in treatment in order to harmonize and coordinate the activities Therapists and experts will be responsible for the activities of ARGO ARGO will cooperate with the center SINAPSi at Federico II University and the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples is setting up some memorandums of understanding with production and commercial enterprises operating in Naples and Campania to open employment opportunities to young people who will attend it Il complesso di iniziative e attività seguite e promosse da FOQUS Fondazione Quartieri Spagnoli ets ha determinato un significativo incremento dal punto di vista della formazione e dell’avviamento professionale creando nuovi posti di lavoro e favorendo la nascita di nuove imprese contando esclusivamente su sostegni di natura privata senza alcun intervento finanziario di provenienza pubblica Ne consegue un dinamismo sociale ed umano alquanto inedito in una zona particolarmente interessata da situazioni border-line e che seguono annualmente i percorsi educativi a FOQUS dalla scuola primaria alla scuola secondaria di primo grado che frequentano quotidianamente i corsi di graphic-design e moda che ogni giorno usufruiscono delle attività e dei servizi promossi all’interno di FOQUS; napoletane e campane che hanno partecipato con impegno all’avvio del progetto giovani con disabilità cognitive che seguono le attività di ARGO primo centro di abilitazione non medicalizzato la sede dei corsi dell’Associazione Notai di Napoli la sede dei corsi di osteopatia della Scuola Alain Bernard la galleria d’arte “Portacarrese” la biblioteca di quartiere “Italo Calvino” la “Sala Caratteri” per incontri e convegni (Fondazione FOQUS) la Corte dell’Arte – area coperta per iniziative pubbliche Accademia di Belle Arti (corsi di laurea di Grafica Moda e Accessori) e Istituto Cervantes (ufficio distaccato e sezione biblioteca Rafael Alberti) il Consorzio FORMA che opera nella progettazione e somministrazione di corsi di formazione professionale nel campo della cultura la prima cooperativa per la formazione informale nei Quartieri Spagnoli; per la gestione della ristorazione all’interno di Foqus the famous Roman cartoonist who also created his own Netflix series wrote one new graphic novel which will be released throughout Italy on 4 October 2022 On the occasion of the publication of the comic book Zerocalcare will make a presentation tour and sign copies all over the country In our city we can meet him at the Foqus Foundation in the Spanish Quarter on Wednesday 12 October 2022 No Sleep Till Shengal tells his story experience in Iraq in Spring 2021 period during which Zerocalcare visited the Ezida community of Shengal continuously threatened by international tensions e protected by Kurdish militias In the graphic novel he shows us the living conditions and the struggle of this people also recalling the experience told in Kobane Calling to meomria The journey was of course very complicated because in most cases there Italian delegation was rejected at the check points controlled by the political and military forces that have divided control of Iraqi territory With No Sleep Till Shengal we fully enter a critical geopolitical moment in which there are many attempts to resistance against daily acts of terrorism Here are the ways to book photocopies and drawings on the new book: Foqus Foundation, Via Portacarrese in Montecalvario, 69, 80134 Naples NA Bao Publishing Facebook page we earn a commission from qualifying purchases through ticketing links This commission does not entail any additional price for the user Easter day in Naples brings with it some variations to public transport service elevators and surface transport will follow special timetables during these holidays Below are details on transport times and guaranteed slots La Metro Line 1 will see one suspension of service starting from 13 pm of Easter day The last trains will leave from Piscinola to 12 pm and from Garibaldi at 13: 00 For those who need to travel in the afternoon the reopening is scheduled with the first bus from Piscinola at 16 pm and from Garibaldi at 50 pm Furthermore the second exits of the stations of Montedonzelli e Toledo II (Montecalvario) they will not be accessible also the funicular service will undergo changes The funiculars Central e Montesanto they will begin their service at 07: 00 the funicular of Mergellina reduced hours will follow operating only until 13pm without reopening in the afternoon the lifts in Naples they will be available to facilitate travel but the service it will only be active from 07:00 to 13:30 a temporary suspension of service is expected in the afternoon The last race before the break it will be around 13pm having a resumption of services expected around 16:00 pm essential for connecting the city with the airport and the train station will continue to operate according to its normal hours without interruption i parking lots managed by the ANM in Naples will have specific opening hours for each individual facility After the last shock on the evening of October 2, 2023 attention on Campi Flegrei it is even higher want to know the government officials in the event of a catastrophe and find out who they are exactly the neighborhoods of Naples are at risk La red zone it is identified as the area most at risk due to its exposure to pyroclastic flows particularly dangerous phenomena due to their high temperatures and rapid movement These flows can pose a significant threat to people's safety La yellow zonealthough less dangerous than red zone presents a significant risk due to the possible fall of lapilli and volcanic ash The accumulation of these materials can compromise the stability of buildings The areas included in the yellow zone are: More information on the site risks.protezionecivile.gov.it This commission does not entail any additional price for the user.