Culture
San Gregorio Armeno — the year-round Christmas street
Naples' presepio street is open in May, in August, in November — and the figurines are stranger out of season.
What to actually buy
The classic shepherd figurines (pastori) start at €15 and go up to €600 for hand-painted, hand-dressed pieces by Marco Ferrigno or the Capuano workshop. A small terracotta Maradona is €25 and ages well on a shelf at home.
Avoid the plastic-mould 'figurines' sold by the shops nearest Via dei Tribunali — they're mass-produced in Asia. The real workshops have a back room with someone actually sculpting.
Where to stay
Our homes in Naples
The beating heart of Southern Italy — three millennia of layered history, the world's pizza capital, and a UNESCO old town that hums from dawn to midnight.
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