2026 Naples Workshop
Explore Naples with Steve McCurry and Eolo Perfido!
Naples—the soul of southern Italy—is where ancient grit meets baroque splendor and raw street life collides with luminous coastal light. It’s a city that constantly reshapes the frame: narrow vicoli strung with laundry and dotted with edicole votive, faded palazzi splashed with Maradona murals, then suddenly the bay opens—Castel dell’Ovo on one side, Vesuvius brooding on the other. Turn a corner and the tempo shifts from market shouts to a quiet courtyard, from the blur of scooters to a still slice of sea.
The culture is intensely visual: saturated markets, eloquent hand gestures, artisan workshops, pastry windows, neon pharmacy crosses, incense curling in the air. Evenings reward attentiveness; with normal big-city awareness, night brings sodium-lit streets, glowing interiors, and silhouettes sliding along church facades. Movement is effortless and aesthetic shifts are quick: the Line 1 art stations (Toledo is a jewel), funiculars linking hilltops to the center, and truly walkable neighborhoods let you pass from the chaos of Pignasecca to blue-hour calm on the Lungomare in minutes.
Wander Spaccanapoli and the Decumani, the Spanish Quarter, Rione Sanità, and Via Vergini, San Gregorio Armeno, Via Toledo (and its metro), Lungomare Caracciolo, Mergellina, Chiaia, and up to Vomero for elevated views. Naples doesn’t just move—it pulses. Light, layers, and human energy make it an inexhaustible ground for anyone who thrives on authenticity, contrast, and life in motion.
