A CathPost!™ In Naples, we visited another impressive commission of the Bourbon King Charles III, the Teatro di San Carlo. It was opened in 1737 and for a long while was the largest opera house in the world. All the great musicians of the time performed there. It is now the oldest opera house Read more

As usual with these travel blogs, the actual traveling sometimes gets in the way of the important work of reporting to our loyal readers about what we are eating on our trip. So we may have to skip over a few things for now, and catch you up as we go forward with the last leg of our trip in Sicily. Read more

We departed Rome via an express train to Naples and arrived in a little over an hour. We were met by our driver, Andrea, who delivered us to our hotel, the Grand Albergo Vesuvius, which is indeed very grand. Enrico Caruso, the famous opera singer died here. The hotel is situated right on the Bay of Read more