If, like me, you know that Italy is life itself, and that Napoli is the warm, beating heart of life, Casa Landi, at the top of the Spanish Quarter, can be thought of as the mind, taking in and giving pleasure to each of the senses: Touch--fresh sea air flowing into the cool-floored, high-ceilinged rooms; Smell--aromas, oxygen-rich from the garden just below your apartment, of magnolias and cedars and bananas;
Sound--the twitter of small yellow song birds and far cries of seagulls, with the hum and clang of fishing boats and church bells in the distance;
Sight--the bright sun and the opalescent moon shining over the whole of the Bay of Naples, from Vesuvio to Capri to Posillipo, endless enchantment just out the tall glass doors to the balcony; and finally, Taste--many good trattorias (especially Napulion, right on the nearby corner) and pizzerias, bakeries and bars in the neighborhood, and delicious coffee on the balcony every morning, thanks to the kindness of the most welcoming of hosts, the Landi family.