A brief introduction to Neapolitan music.
If your time is limited, use it wisely! We are the only operators who can offer you a specific Neapolitan music selection with your car transfer booking.
Naples has a rich and varied musical heritage.
Need a couple of examples?
The first opera house in Europe, the San Carlo theatre, was built here in 1737.
Enrico Caruso was born in Naples and sang at the major opera houses of the world.
Traditional Neapolitan songs are famous worldwide: everybody’s heard of ‘O sole mio’, ‘Funiculì funiculà’ or typical folk songs such as ‘the Tarantella’, all of them sung in the Neapolitan dialect, not in Italian.
Many influences from European, South American and Arabic cultures can still be heard in Naples’ music scene today: bands like Almamegretta, Raiz, 99Posse, Aviontravel, 24Grana or the singer Peppe Barra to name but a few.
Amongst the evergreen favourites are Edoardo Bennato and Pino Daniele.
Pino died in 2015 but you’ll hear his songs every day in Naples’ streets.
During your car transfer your driver will be happy to put on some classic, traditional or modern Neapolitan music to give you your first taste of Naples’ voices and sounds.
Transfers with qualified drivers in a Mercedes E-C or Mercedes Vito/Viano
Shopping tour – half day
Visit some local famous clothing manufacturers in Chiaia and a family run glove factory, or some small artisanal shops in the old town centre of Naples.
Jewellery, cameos and coral, leather items, ceramics, nativity scenes and chocolate are just some of the items you will see or buy.
We do not take commissions from shops.
