Did you know that Naples is the capital of records and primates and many are still visible??

Over the centuries, Naples has been and remains one of the greatest cultural capitals of Europe and the world. It was one of the Romans' favorite cities throughout their empire, capital of the Kingdom of Naples and the 2 Sicilies for the Bourbons, but above all it was the cradle of culture and innovation. If we add to this that from its foundation to today it has over 3,000 years of history behind it, we can well understand that Naples, over the course of its existence, has accumulated such a quantity of records, to the point that there are too many to list them all. To start, perhaps the fact that the 1021 hectares of the historic center of Naples (among the largest in the world) have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site would be enough! But if we want to scroll through others (not all because too many) we find that the Cistern of the Piscina Mirabilis built between 27 and 14 BC is the largest in the world from the Roman age. The first public university in the world was born in Naples in 1224, the first checks in the world were issued here by the Banco di Napoli in 1569. In 1710 the first bidet in the world was installed in the Royal Palace of Caserta.

In 1732 the Oriental Institute of Naples was founded, which is the oldest university of sinological and orientalist studies in Europe. 1735. First Chair of Astronomy in Italy. 1737. First theater in the world (Regio Teatro di San Carlo). In 1751 the construction of the "REAL ALBERGO DEI POVERI" began, to welcome poor and people in difficulty. The first Chair of Economics in the world was born in 1754. In 1763 the first Italian cemetery for the poor (Cemetery of the 366 graves). In 1776, the writing of the Constitution of the United States of America, among whose authors there was Bejamin Franklin, was the fundamental contribution of Getano Filangeri (with whom Franklin had extensive correspondence). In 1780 the Bar Association was established in Naples for the first time in the world. 1781 The world's first maritime code. 1801 first Mineralogical Museum in the world. In 1807 the first Botanical Garden in Italy. In 1813 the first psychiatric hospital in Italy. In 1818 the first steam ship in the Mediterranean was “Ferdinando I” and in 1833 the first cruise ship in Europe “Francesco I”. In 1837 the first public gas lighting in Europe and in 1839 the first Italian railway, Naples-Portici section. In 1841 the first Volcanological Observatory in the world (the Vesuvian Observatory in Herculaneum).

In 1843 the first steam warship in Italy "Ercole" was built and in 1845 the first steam locomotive built in Italy was built in the Pietrarsa workshops. In 1851 the first Italian washing machine was created by Luigi Armingaud, called the perfected hydraulic spiral turbine. In 1852 the first electric telegraph in Italy. In 1860 the first merchant and military fleet in Italy. In 1860 Naples was the first city in Italy for Newspaper Publications (Naples), for the number of Theatres, Conservatories, for the lowest number of Infant Mortality, for the number of Doctors and the lowest Tax Burden in Italy. In the same year Naples saw the foundation of the first Fire Brigade in Italy. In 1883 the first subway in Italy was built (the Cumana), called the "Società per le Ferrovie Neapolitane". In 1895, the office of Vincenzo Tiberio, Medical Officer, at the Incurabili Hospital in Naples, anticipated penicillin by 35 years (patented by the British Alexander Fleming who based himself on Tiberio's studies) and modern antibiotics. In 1923 the first aeronautical academy in the world was born (Pozzuoli Aeronautical Academy). In 1943, Naples was the first city in Europe to rise up and expel the Nazis from the city independently and without external help (Le 4 Giornate di Napoli 27-30/09/1943).

In 1975 Telenapoli was the most widespread cable TV in Europe and in 1990 Telecapri News was born, the first All-News television network in Italy. In 1995 the Historic Center of Naples was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the largest in Europe). 2005 the Bagnoli pier, with its approximately 900 metres, becomes the longest "panoramic sea walk" in Europe. In 2012 the Toledo Metro won the record among the most beautiful stations in the world. In 2016 the first Apple Academy was born across Europe. In 2016, a polyphonic choir made up of 13,000 music students performed in Piazza del Plebiscito. In 2017 the art of the Neapolitan pizza chef was inscribed in the intangible and cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO. In 2018 Naples obtained the record for the largest puff pastry in the world, 75 kg.