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English to Italian: Travel guide Campania General field: Other Detailed field: Tourism & Travel
Source text - English
Campania is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the southern part of the country, facing the Tyrrhenian Sea.
It’s a beautiful area full of spectacular scenery, history, art and culture; the first place in the Mediterranean that the ancient Greeks reached and where they settled to form the “Magna Graecia”, the “Great Greece”. The region was then called “Campania Felix” by the ancient Romans, indicating an area that was rich and fertile with a favourable climate.
In ancient times Campania was the crossroads in the Mediterranean between Greece, Egypt, Carthage and Rome and, for 3000 years, different civilizations and dynasties ruled over the region leaving evident traces in various cultural and artistic forms. Campania is a melting pot of different architectural styles that find expression in ancient ruins, castles, churches, statues, royal palaces and villas scattered all over the region.
There are fewer areas on earth as rich as Campania, in terms of classical Greek-Roman art and archaeology. Ischia, Cuma, Paestum and Naples were important classic Greek colonies until the 3rd century BC. Roman remains are visible when strolling around the streets of Naples, Capri, Baia, Herculaneum and, of course, Pompeii, the world’s largest archaeological site. The influence of the Byzantine-Arab style is visible in Ravello (Ravello’s cathedral and Villa Rufolo), in the ancient historical center of Caserta and in Amalfi (Sant’Andrea’s Dome and the cloister); Gothic style is represented in several of Naples’ churches (San Domenico Maggiore, San Gennaro’s Cathedral, San Lorenzo, Santa Chiara); the Renaissence style finds its way into the architecture of noble palaces (Palazzo Gravina, the façade of Gesù Nuovo’s church, the Triumphal Arch of Maschio Angioino); the rich Baroque decorative style enriches Naples’ historical center with spires, palaces (the Royal Palace) and religious buildings (San Martino’s charterhouse) while the Neoclassical style finds expression in noble residences (the majestic Royal Palace in Caserta with its 1200 rooms and a 3 km long park embellished with fountains and waterfalls) and wide squares (Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples).
Not only archaeology, art and architecture make Campania such a rich area. This is a land of enchanted scenery. It’s not by chance that, first, Roman emperors and then noblemen in the 18th century, built their beautiful and luxurious villas on the coastal area (the so-called “Golden Mile” at the foot of Mount Vesuvius). This landscape with breathtaking coastline, beaches, citrus groves, blooming bouganvillea flowers, clear blue sea and tiny, picturesque, colorful villages clinging to high mountains, has attracted poets, artists and travellers for centuries.
Translation - Italian La Campania è una delle 20 regioni italiane, situata nella parte meridionale del paese e affacciata sul Mar Tirreno.
E’ una bellissima regione sia dal punto di vista naturalistico, con scenari e paesaggi spettacolari, sia dal punto di vista culturale per il vasto patrimonio storico e artistico che ospita. La Campania è stata la prima zona nel Mediterraneo dove gli antichi Greci si sono stanziati nell’VIII a. C., fondando le colonie che fecero parte della “Magna Graecia”, la “Grande Grecia”. La regione è passata successivamente sotto il dominio romano e denominata “Campania Felix” per il clima mite e temperato ed il terreno fertile che favoriva qualsiasi tipo di coltura.
Nell’antichità la Campania era il crocevia nel Mediterraneo tra Grecia, Egitto, Cartagine, Roma ed Etruria e per circa 3000 anni diverse civiltà e dominazioni hanno regnato sulla regione lasciando evidenti tracce artistiche e culturali. La Campania è una ricca fusione di stili architettonici che trovano espressione in antiche rovine, castelli, chiese, statue, palazzi reali e ville diffuse in tutta la regione.
Ci sono poche zone al mondo così ricche di arte classica e di siti di interesse archeologico come la Campania: Ischia, Cuma, Paestum e Napoli erano importanti colonie greche fino al III secolo a.C. Rovine e reperti romani sono visibili passeggiando tra i vicoli di Napoli, a Capri, a Ercolano ed ovviamente a Pompei, il più grande parco archeologico del mondo.
L’influenza dello stile Arabo-Bizantino è visibile a Ravello (la cattedrale di Ravello e Villa Rufolo), nel centro storico di Caserta e ad Amalfi (il Duomo di Sant’Andrea ed il chiostro); lo stile Gotico è rappresentato in numerose chiese di Napoli (San Domenico Maggiore, il Duomo di San Gennaro, San Lorenzo, Santa Chiara); lo stile rinascimentale è caratteristico di numerosi monumenti e palazzi nobiliari napoletani (Palazzo Gravina, la facciata della chiesa del Gesù Nuovo, l’arco trionfale del Maschio Angioino); il sontuoso barocco arricchisce il centro storico di Napoli con guglie, palazzi (il Palazzo Reale) ed edifici religiosi (la Certosa di San Martino) mentre il neoclassicismo trova espressione in nobili residenze (la maestosa Reggia di Caserta con le sue 1200 stanze e l’ampio parco arricchito di fontane e cascate) e ampie piazze (Piazza del Plebiscito a Napoli).
Non sono solo l’archeologia, l’arte e l’architettura a rendere la Campania un’area così unica al mondo. Questa è una terra di paesaggi mozzafiato, non a caso antichi imperatori Romani e nobiltà nel corso della storia hanno scelto questo luogo per edificare ville lussuose sulle isole e sulla costa alle pendici del Vesuvio (il cosiddetto “Miglio d’oro”). Questo paesaggio fatto di coste mozzafiato, spiagge, agrumeti, bouganvillea in fiore, mare limpido e minuscoli, pittoreschi villaggi arroccati tra le colline, ha attratto poeti, artisti e viaggiatori per secoli.
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Master's degree - Lingue e Letterature Americane "Istituto Universitario Orientale" di Napoli
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Years of experience: 14. Registered at ProZ.com: Nov 2019.
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I am a native Italian speaker with an MA in Foreign languages and literatures (English and Spanish) with a specialization in American studies.
I have a long experience in the tourism industry (I am a licensed Italian tour guide, qualified in English and Spanish), working mainly for English speaking customers.
I have been teaching Italian and English online and in person for many years and I have been working as a freelance translator (English > Italian/Italian > English; Spanish>Italian) for 20 years.
I have also experience as an interpreter from Italian to English and from English to Italian.
I collaborate with several companies and agencies as a proofreader, website content creator and website translator. I have experience in different fields of expertise, translating brochures and websites, travel guides, cv, short stories, documents, etc.
I worked for private American customers, translating official documents from English > Italian (birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, etc) required to obtain the Italian citizenship.
I can provide cv and reference letters on request.
Currently living in the UK.
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