LUXE Serendipity magazine

By Donna Richardson

You can make Friday night pizza night with some style – by flying from East Midlands Airport to the celebrated birthplace of the famous dish, Naples.
Flights to the beautiful Italian city leave on Fridays – with morning departures with TUI and evening departures with Jet2. September is widely considered Naples’ best month, with temperatures 18–27°C, sea that’s warm enough to swim in and the city’s biggest religious event, the Festa di San Gennar, taking place on the 19th.

The event honours the patron saint of Naples, with processions, street celebrations and authentic Neapolitan culture taking place throughout the city. From Castel dell’Ovo, visitors witness genuine Naples spiritual life and cultural traditions.
Naples offers incredible street food, massive subterranean networks and panoramic coastal views, as well as being the gateway to Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius. The National Archaeological Museum in Naples is one of the world’s best collections of Roman artefacts, including treasures from Pompeii and Herculaneum. September often includes special museum events and free-entry days.

If you can’t wait until you’re in Naples itself, you can try some authentic Italian cuisine while you’re waiting for your flight at East Midlands Airport. The airport’s newest restaurant, Terracotta, offers a range of Italian flavours in Mediterranean-style surroundings. It opened this summer as part of a drive to improve the customer experience at East Midlands, with a more welcoming and even speedier security hall, kids’ play area, quiet room and upgraded toilets among the many changes.
And to add to the effortless experience East Midlands is renowned for, there’s always the option of leaving your car in the capable hands of the Meet & Greet service which now includes self-service facilities to safely deposit and collect your keys and avoid any queues.

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