Naples and the province invaded by tourists on an April 25th dedicated to art and culture. Thanks to the good weather and the spring climate, according to data from the Arte'm consortium, concessionaire of the ticketing service, today there were 4.255 accesses to the Gran Cono del Vesuvio trail, one of the most popular with tourists that leads up to the summit of the volcano. The archaeological sites also did well, which, according to the Superintendence, recorded a total of 17.538 visitors. Pompeii boomed with 14.535 visits, Ercolano with 2.742, Oplontis 249 and the Boscoreale Museum 12.
A day of great influx of people for Eav today. The Faito cableway recorded a good one thousand two hundred transits, with service exceptionally extended until 17.30:XNUMX. Record turnout also for Cumana and Circumflegrea with many people who moved from Naples towards the Phlegraean area and the Cuma and Licola area. In the stations there was a massive check by the security guards of the public transport company of the Campania region also with the help of dog units.
In Capodimonte, thousands of citizens invaded the meadows on the Cellaio side, the area that Sylvain Bellenger, director of the Museum and Royal Wood of Capodimonte, has designated for recreation, allowing everyone to lie down on the grass and play football. Young and old enjoyed the sun and the open air. The Museum of Capodimonte, which gave up its closing day, was rewarded by the invasion of celebrating citizens. And also by tourists who crowded its halls. The program of entertainment curated by the MusiCapodimonte association for April 25 was rich: in the halls of the Armeria there was a performance by the Arcoscenico Company 'O Cantastorie (Naples 1890) based on the sonnet of the same name by Ferdinando Russo with Margherita Rago and Rodolfo Fornario, while the Lady of the Court Antonella Quaranta welcomed the young visitors in the halls of the museum. Then in the courtyard the duo of Posteggia napoletana, with Aldo Cozzolino and Angelo Coraggio sang classic Neapolitan songs. A program that will be repeated during the weekend (Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 April), where you can attend the performance of maestro Rosario Ruggiero with La Musica al tempo dei Borbone.
Instead, in the evening hundreds of motorists remained trapped for hours in Varcaturo. It is impossible to count the cars that have been held hostage by traffic since early afternoon, thanks to the total lack of alternative routes for those who have chosen to travel the coastal stretch that winds from Lago Patria to the accommodation facilities of Licola, between Giugliano and the Municipality of Pozzuoli.
Article published on 25 April 2018 - 21:25
