Your Hosts
Benvenuti……
We are ImagiNapoli…..a partnership dedicated to showing you this amazing part of Italy.
Sebastiano was born and raised in Naples, Italy. A true local, he knows the city and surrounding region. In addition to his extensive background in accounting and financial analysis, he has over seven years’ experience in the tourism industry. As owner of a successful Bed and Breakfast situated on the city’s waterfront, he is passionate about sharing everything this amazing place has to offer. Naturally, ImagiNapoli was the logical next step, combining his expertise in hospitality and love of Bella Napoli!
Sebastiano’s partner Christiane is a native Californian who accepted a job transfer to Naples in 2016. Struck by the incredible mix of history, culture, art and natural wonders, she’s been hosting friends and family almost from the moment she arrived. Here she’s found an endless source of inspiration for her love of photography, sketching and painting. Her fascination with Napoli and enthusiasm for artistic pursuits translate perfectly into her shared vision with Sebastiano for ImagiNapoli.
Together, Sebastiano and Christiane will tailor a program for you or your group suited for your creative expression with a wide variety of outings, delicious, traditional cuisine, comfortable convenient lodging and local transport.
And yes, there will be pizza!
“He who doesn’t love Naples, has yet to learn how to love life” (Anonymous)
I love this quote because Naples is bursting with life, and all of its’ contrasts. It is beauty in all forms, and even its’ dark side is fascinating. Naples is for lovers and adventurers, couples locked in embrace, gazing into each others’ eyes, completely ignorant of passers-by. It’s hung laundry, and cars parked so close they’re touching, the fragrance of a ragu that’s been simmering all day, a chilled glass of crisp bubbly prosecco that quenches your thirst on a hot afternoon. Naples is the majesty of a mountain, the serenity of the sea, the mystery of the siren Partenope said to have washed up on the gulf that separates the two. Its’ religious reverence is evident in every cathedral and in every street, dotted with roadside altars and private niches. Mother Mary, San Gennaro and Diego Maradona are venerated by its locals. Naples is a narrow cobblestone alley and a sweeping clifftop panorama. The city is a mosaic of color, culture, history, legend, and faith all its own. Complicated as the tangled nets of its fishermen, Naples’ are treasures hiding in plain sight. Centuries of stories are stacked and densely packed into 12 hills that cascade into the ocean, tempting you, daring you, to discover as much as you can in a breathless whirl of curiosity. Step into this living diorama, and fall under its spell.
“There are places you go, and once is enough. And then there’s Napoli”
(John Turturro)