tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372918745568160739.post4408356667515754739..comments2023-07-24T09:40:45.472+02:00Comments on The Espresso Break: Shopping, Shopping, ShoppingBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023751664082363749noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372918745568160739.post-58650694621377612492009-12-03T20:57:08.169+01:002009-12-03T20:57:08.169+01:00Hi Melanie! Thanks for reading!
Hi Melinda -- ye...Hi Melanie! Thanks for reading!<br /><br />Hi Melinda -- yes, Christmas Alley for sure. Stay tuned next week when I will write all about it! But our description is also so wonderful of the one-and-only street in the world dedicated to Christmas all year round. I was there today and it was absolutely PACKED!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023751664082363749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372918745568160739.post-75623112015614246502009-12-03T20:55:19.475+01:002009-12-03T20:55:19.475+01:00Hi Barbara..... I LOVE shopping at Christmas in ...Hi Barbara..... I LOVE shopping at Christmas in Naples for figures, scenes, props in all sizes to make a Presepi ( nativity scene). In Italy this scene is not just the nativity but a whole village with workers, houses, animals, and of course, food. You can buy there a mountainous backdrop in which to put the figures also. <br /> <br /> The Christmas market is open all year there and goes for 3 or 4 blocks on San Gregorio Armeni and San Biagio Lebrai. (sp) There is an old nativity scene you can see from the 1800's, I think. You pay a small admission. There streets are full of outdoor stalls selling everything from gorgeous handpainted porcelaine figures made in Italy to Christmas kitsch from China.<br /> <br />At Christmas time throughout Italy most towns sell things for the presepi. In Lecce they do beautiful papier mache figures for it . But I have never seen anything like the Christmas Market in Naples. It is fabulous. Enjoy. MelindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372918745568160739.post-91668695484551563292009-12-03T16:56:44.575+01:002009-12-03T16:56:44.575+01:00Hi there! Wonderful site you have here and great N...Hi there! Wonderful site you have here and great Naples resources. Looking forward to reading more and going to follow you on twitter now. :-) Ciao!Melaniehttp://www.italofile.comnoreply@blogger.com